Dahiya

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Dahiya, or variants, may refer to:

  • Dahiya (surname), an Indian surname
  • Dahae, an Iranian confederation
  • Dahia (title), derived from Dey
  • Dahieh, a suburb of Beirut, Lebanon
  • Dihya, or Kahina, a Berber warrior queen
  • Dahije, or Dahijas, renegade Janissary officers who took power in the Sanjak of Smederevo
  • Dahiya doctrine, a military strategy of asymmetric warfare, which encompasses the destruction of the civilian infrastructure and endorses the employment of disproportionate force
  • Dahiya Khap, an Indian body representing Jats
  • Dahiya (clan), a Rajput clan