title: Laya
text: # Laya
  
  Laya or Layah may refer to:
  
  ## People
  
  * Laya (surname)
  * Laya Francis (born 1963), former Test and One Day International cricketer who represented India
  * Laya Raki (born 1927), former dancer and film actress popular in Germany in the 1950s and early 1960s
  * Laya Rocha, musician, collaborator with Caíseal Mór
  * Layah (singer) (born 1989), Ukrainian singer
  
  ## Places
  
  * Laya, Bhutan, a town in Gasa District in northwestern Bhutan
  * Laya, Guinea, a village in the Forécariah Prefecture in the Kindia Region of Guinea
  * Layah, Iran, a village in Gilan Province, Iran
  * Layyah, a city in Punjab province, Pakistan
  
  ## Other uses
  
  * Laya, a term for tempo in Indian classical music
  * Heteropoda venatoria, a spider of family Sparassidaeknown, known as laya in some places
  * Laia (tool), a farming implement known in Spanish as laya
  * Laya Healthcare, a health insurance company in Ireland
  * Laya, the Witch of Red Pooh, a manhwa series by Yo Yo
  * Laya yoga, a form of yoga
  