title: Malia
text: # Malia
  
  Malia or Mallia may refer to:
  
  ## Places
  
  * Malia, Crete, a town on the north coast of Crete
  * Malia, Cyprus, a village in southern Cyprus
  * Malia, Iran, a village
  * Malia, a taluk(a) (administrative division) in Junagadh district, Gujarat, India
  * Malia, an ancient name of Cape Agrilia, a cape on the island of Lesbos, Greece
  
  ## People
  
  ### Historical
  
  * Mallia gens, a plebeian family of ancient Rome
  
  ### Surname
  
  * Emmanuel Mallia, a Maltese politician
  * Francisco Jesús Pérez Malia or Francis (born 1981), Spanish footballer
  * George Mallia (born 1978), a professional Maltese footballer
  * Gorg Mallia (born 1957), a Maltese communications academic, author and cartoonist
  * Juan Cruz Mallía (born 1996), Argentine rugby union player
  * Liz Malia (born 1949), American politician
  * Luca Mallia, a Maltese footballer
  * Martin Malia (1924–2004), American historian specializing in Russian history
  * Mitchell Mallia (born 1992 in New South Wales), an Australian footballer
  
  ### Given name
  
  * Mallia Franklin (1952–2010), a vocalist with Parliament-Funkadelic
  * Malia Hosaka (born 1969), American professional wrestler
  * Malia Johnston, New Zealand choreographer and dance director
  * Malia Jones (born 1977), American model and surfer
  * Malia Scotch Marmo, American screenwriter
  * Malia Metella (born 1982), French Olympian swimmer
  * Malia Obama (born 1998), daughter of former U.S. President Barack Obama
  * Malia Pyles (born 2000), American actress
  * Malia (model) (born 1983), Japanese fashion model
  * Malia (singer) (born 1978), Malawian vocalist
  * Malia (American musician), American singer-songwriter
  
  ## Other uses
  
  * Malians (Greek tribe), in Ancient Greece
  * Malia (bird), a passerine bird endemic to Sulawesi
  * Malia (canoe), a Hawaiian-style wooden racing canoe
  * "Malìa" (song), an 1887 song by Paolo Tosti
  * Malìa (film), 1946 film directed by Giuseppe Amato
  * Malta Library and Information Association (MaLIA), a member of the International Federation of Library Associations
  