Dahiya Explained

Dahiya, or variants, may refer to:

• Dahiya (surname), an Indian surname
• Dahae, an Iranian confederation
• Dahia (title), derived from Dey
• Dahieh, a suburb of Beirut, Lebanon
• Dihya, or Kahina, a Berber warrior queen
• Dahije, or Dahijas, renegade Janissary officers who took power in the Sanjak of Smederevo
• Dahiya doctrine, a military strategy of asymmetric warfare, which encompasses the destruction of the civilian infrastructure and endorses the employment of disproportionate force
• Dahiya Khap, an Indian body representing Jats