Aba

Aba, city (1991 est. pop. 264,000), SE Nigeria. It is an important regional market, a road and rail hub, and a manufacturing center for cement, textiles, pharmaceuticals, processed palm oil, shoes, plastics, soap, and beer. Originally a small market town, Aba was developed by the British as an administrative center in the early 20th cent. In 1929, women in Aba rioted against Britain's arbitrary use of indigenous persons as rulers and against direct taxation.

Voluntary association (founded 1878) of U.S. lawyers, judges, and other legal professionals. The largest bar association in the U.S., it seeks to improve the legal profession, ensure the availability of legal services to all citizens, and improve the administration of justice. It conducts educational and research projects, sponsors professional meetings, and publishes a monthly journal. At the beginning of the 21st century its membership exceeded 400,000.

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Aba may refer to:

For places:

• Aba River, in Nigeria
• Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, prefecture in Sichuan, China
• Aba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, a city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Aba, Hungary, a village in Fejér county, Hungary
• Aba, Nigeria, a city in Nigeria and former second capital of Biafra
• Aba, Okayama, a village in Japan
• Aba, Sichuan, a city in China
• Abeh, Afghanistan, as a variant spelling
• Itu Aba Island, in the South China Sea.
• Taiping (island), also known as Itu Aba

For people:

• Aba (family), a clan in Hungary
• Aba (people), a clan of the Shor in Russia
• Aba Bayefsky, Canadian artist and teacher
• Mar Abba (or Aba), metropolitan bishop and saint of the Assyrian Church of the East
• Samuel Aba of Hungary, 11th century leader
• Vilmos Aba Novák, a Hungarian painter
• Saint Aba of Kaskhar, a 4th century martyr
• Dad in Hebrew

For animals

• The aba, Gymnarchus niloticus, a species of fish native to Africa
• Aba Roundleaf Bat, a west Africa bat

For media

• Aba (film), Sri Lanka 2008 film
• Aba Daba Honeymoon, 1914 song
• Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger, a Japanese TV Series

For locations

• Aba Daba Music Hall, London theatre company founded 1969
• Aba Nigeria Temple, of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• Aba Segud Airport, in Jimma, Ethiopia
• Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport, in Dire Dawa Ethiopia
• Alula Aba Airport, in Mek'ele, Ethiopia

For items

• Aba (Dune), a type of robe in the fictional Dune universe created by Frank Herbert
• Aba CM Enablement, an engineering configuration and data management tool
• Abaya, a type of dress
• A form of altazimuth instrument for astronomical or terrestrial use, invented by, and called after, Antoine d'Abbadie
• A long, loose sleeveless outer garment of aba or of fine silk worn chiefly by Bedouin Arabs
• A rough often striped fabric woven in the Near East from wool or from the hair of camels or goats

See also

• ABA
• Abas
• Abba (disambiguation)