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Jamila ( , , Jamiila, ) is the first major novel by Chingiz Aytmatov, published originally in Russian in 1958. The novel is told from the point of view of a fictional Kyrgyz artist, Seit, who tells the story by looking back on his childhood. The story recounts the love between his new sister-in-law Jamilya and a local crippled young man, Daniyar, while Jamilya's husband, Sadyk, is "away at the front" (as a Soviet soldier during World War II).
Based on clues in the story, it takes place in northwestern Kyrgyzstan, presumably Talas Province. The story is backdropped against the collective farming culture which was early in its peak in that period.
Louis Aragon lauded the novelette as the "world's most beautiful love story".
'''Jamila ''' is a popular given name in Arabic and in many other languages. It means "Beautiful" (in feminine). Variants of the name are Gamila, Cemila, Cemile, Djemila, Džemila, Jamillah, Djémila, Djamila, Jamyla and Yamila).
The masculine form is Jamil, Gamil (mainly in Egypt), Cemil (mainly in Turkey), Djemil, Djamel and Djémil (mainly in North African countries) and Djamil.
Notable people with the name include: __NOTOC__
Jamila is a feminine Arabic given name.
Jamila may also refer to:
- Jamila (doll), a fashion doll marketed in the Middle East
- Jamila (novel), by Chinghiz Aitmatov
- Jamila (Ultra monster), a monster character in Ultraman
- "Jamila", a song by Jose Chameleone
- "Jamila", a song by Unknown to No One
- Al Jamila, an Arabic magazine