What is "zaria"

Zaria may refer to:

• Zaria, a city in Kaduna State, Nigeria
• Zaria (goddess), or Zoria, the Slavic goddess of beauty
• Countess Zaria of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg, a member of the Dutch royal family
• Zaria (gastropod), a genus of gastropods in the family Turritellidae

Zaria or Zoria is the goddess of beauty in Slavic paganism.

Zaria is a major city in Kaduna State in Northern Nigeria, as well as being a Local Government Area. Formerly known as Zazzau, it was one of the original seven Hausa city-states. The 2006 Census population was estimated as 406,990. the town is home to Zazzau Emirate.