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Zion is a place name often used as a synonym for Jerusalem.
Zion may also refer to:
In politics and religion
- Zionism, various ideologies supporting a Jewish home in Biblical Israel, and now, the State of Israel.
- Christian Zionism, belief among some Christians that the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948 was a significant fulfilment of Biblical prophecy
- World Zionist Organization, the group founded at the First Zionist Congress in 1897 and dedicated to implementing Zionist ideology
- Zionist Churches, a group of Christian denominations in Southern Africa that stem from the Christian Catholic Apostolic Church in Zion (see below) with an emphasis on spiritual healing
- African Zionism
- Zion Christian Church, a large denomination among African Zionists
- Zion (Latter Day Saints), In LDS theology, Zion can refer to The Lord's people ("the pure in heart"), a specific place (Jerusalem, New Jerusalem, etc.), or both.
- Zionites (Germany), a religious sect from the 18th century based in western Germany
- Christian Catholic Apostolic Church, also known as the Zionites, a fringe church founded in 1896 by John Alexander Dowie in Zion, Illinois that believed in a flat Earth
- Zion Bible College, a Pentecostal Bible college in Barrington, RI, now Northpoint Bible College in Haverhill, MA
- Zion College, a former Bible institute in Chattanooga, Tennessee
- Zion, the Rastafarian goal of heaven upon earth; also used to refer to either Ethiopia or Africa, e.g. "the land of Zion"
In geography
Jerusalem
United States of America
- Zion National Park, a park in southwestern Utah, notable for Zion Canyon sweeping through the reddish desert
- Zion, Arkansas, an unincorporated community
- Zion, Illinois, a city just north of Chicago founded by John Alexander Dowie
- Zion (Metra), a small commuter railroad station in Zion, Illinois, United States
- Zion, Maryland, a village
- Zion, Missouri, a village
- Zion, Oklahoma, a village
- Zion, Pennsylvania, a town
- Zion Crossroads, Virginia, an unincorporated community in Louisa and Fluvanna counties, Virginia
- Zion, West Virginia
- Zion, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community
- Zion Township, Stearns County, Minnesota
- Zion Nuclear Power Station, a decommissioned nuclear power plant in Zion, Illinois
Other places
- Zion Wildlife Gardens, New Zealand, a sanctuary for endangered tiger and lion species
- Zion, Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Sion, Czech Republic, a small castle in the Czech Republic
Fictional
- Zion (The Matrix), a human-controlled underground city in the Matrix series
- Zion, a space station in the 1984 cyberpunk novel Neuromancer
People
Surname
- Meir Har-Zion (1934-2014), Israeli military commando fighter
- Sidney Zion (1933–2009), American journalist and author
Given name
- Ben Zion Abba Shaul (1924–1998), Israeli rabbi of Iranian descent
- Zyon Cavalera (born 1993), son of Max Cavalera, and drummer for both Soulfly and Lody Kong
- Zion Cohen (born 1983), Israeli former professional association football player
- Zion Golan (born 1955), Israeli singer of Yemeni descent
- Zion Levy (1925–2008), Israeli rabbi who served as the Chief Rabbi of Panama
- Zion Merili (born 1957), Israeli former professional association football player and international
- Ben-Zion Meir Hai Uziel (1880–1953), Israeli rabbi and former Sephardic Chief Rabbi
- Zion Williamson (born 2000), American basketball player
- Zion Zemah (born 1990), Israeli professional association football player and youth international
Music
- Zion I, a hip-hop group
- Zion of Zion & Lennox, a reggaeton duo from Carolina, Puerto Rico
- Zion. T, the pseudonym of a South Korean hip hop and R&B singer
Albums
- Zion (Hillsong United album)
- Zion (Phil Keaggy album), 2000
- Zion (Savant album), twelfth album by Savant
Songs
- "Zion", composition for wind ensemble by Dan Welcher
- Zion is used as the name for the song Slap It (Fluke song) on the soundtrack album for The Matrix Reloaded
- Zion (David Bowie song), a 1973 demo by David Bowie
- "Zion", song by Laurel Aitken Ruddy and Sketto, 1963
- "To Zion", song by Lauryn Hill from The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
- "Iron, Lion, Zion" and "Iron, Lion, Zion '92" by Bob Marley
See also
- Sion (disambiguation)
- Sioni (disambiguation)
- Syon (disambiguation)
- Xion (disambiguation)
- Zeon, originally romanized as Zion 1998 in the anime television series Mobile Suit Gundam
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