Aliya

Aliya, Aaliyah, Alia or Aliyah (عَلِيَّة or عَالِيَّة) is an Arabic feminine given name. It is the feminine of the name Ali, meaning "exalted".

People

 * Aliyah bint al-Mansur, was the daughter of Abbasid caliph al-Mansur from his spouse Aliyah al-Umayyah.
 * Aliya bint Ali (1911–1950), Queen of Iraq
 * Aliyah bint al-Mahdi, was the daughter of Abbasid caliph Al-Mahdi (r. 775–785) from his concubine Bahtariyah.
 * Aliya (actress) (born 1992), Chinese actress
 * Aliya LeeKong (born 1978), American chef, television personality, and author
 * Aliya Moldagulova (1925–1944), Soviet and Kazakh sniper
 * Aliya Mustafina (born 1994), Russian artistic gymnast
 * Aliya Yussupova (born 1984), Kazakh rhythmic gymnast