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Zagreb Botanical Garden
Zagreb Botanical Garden (Botanički vrt), University of Zagreb Faculty of Science garden founded 1889 by Antun Heinz; 4.7 ha, ~6,500 taxa, 1891 exhibition greenhouse, protected monument since 1971.
Zagrebfest
Zagrebfest, since 1984 the short name of the Zagrebački festival, is a Croatian festival of pop and rock music held in Zagreb since 1953, the oldest popular-music festival in Croatia.
Zagreus
Zagreus (Ζαγρεύς), Greek underworld and hunting god linked to Dionysus; in Orphic tradition the first Dionysus, son of Zeus and Persephone, dismembered by the Titans and reborn, though scholars call the unified myth modern.
Zagreus (Hades)
Zagreus is the protagonist of Supergiant Games' 2020 roguelike Hades, son of Hades, voiced by Darren Korb, who repeatedly escapes the Underworld; based on an obscure Aeschylus-mentioned figure, brother of Hades II's Melinoë.
Zagros Mountains
Zagros Mountains: fold-and-thrust belt of western and southwestern Iran, about 1,600 km long, formed by Arabia-Eurasia collision; seismically active, oil-bearing, oak-forested, and the source of over half of Iran's water.
Zagut (lunar crater)
Zagut is an impact crater on the near side of the Moon, in the southern highlands, measuring 78.92 kilometers across and named for the Spanish astronomer Abraham Zacut.
Zagwe dynasty
The Zagwe dynasty was a line of Christian Agaw kings who ruled northern and central Ethiopia from Lalibela, best known for its rock-hewn churches, until 1270.
Zagwe embassies to the Mamluk court
The Zagwe embassies to the Mamluk court were diplomatic missions from Ethiopia's Zagwe kings to the sultans of Egypt, chiefly to obtain a new metropolitan for the Ethiopian Church.
Zagwe embassy to Saladin
The Zagwe embassy to Saladin was a diplomatic exchange between Ethiopia's Zagwe dynasty and Saladin's Egypt, conducted through ambassadors, letters, and gifts under King Lalibela.
Zah Frazier
Zah Frazier, American NFL cornerback (born 2000, Cedartown, Georgia); UTSA, drafted 169th overall 2025 by Chicago Bears; six interceptions in 2024, second in FBS, 4.36 combine 40.
Zah1de
Zah1de (Zahide Kayaci, born 2010, Berlin) is a German rapper and TikTok dancer signed to Universal Music; debut album Pretty Privilege (2025) hit German number 2; youngest-ever Bambi winner.
Zaha Hadid
Zaha Hadid (1950–2016), Iraqi-born British architect, first woman to win the 2004 Pritzker Prize; known for Vitra Fire Station, MAXXI, Heydar Aliyev Centre, and fluid parametric forms; founder of Zaha Hadid Architects.
Záhada hlavolamu
Záhada hlavolamu (The Mystery of the Conundrum) is a boys' adventure novel by Czech writer Jaroslav Foglar, serialized in 1940 and first published as a book in 1941.
Zahan Kapoor (ज़ाहन पृथ्वीराज कपूर)
Zahan Kapoor (ज़ाहन पृथ्वीराज कपूर) is an Indian actor, grandson of Shashi Kapoor and Ramesh Sippy's grandson, who debuted with Hansal Mehta's Faraaz and broke out as Sunil Gupta in Netflix's Black Warrant (2025), while serving as a Prithvi Theatre trustee.
Zahara (South African musician)
Zahara (Bulelwa Mkutukana, 1988-2023) was a South African Afro-soul singer from the Eastern Cape whose isiXhosa-language debut album Loliwe (2011) went double platinum in 17 days; she won 17 SAMAs and died aged 36.
Zahari Stoyanov
Zahari Stoyanov, born Dzhendo Stoyanov Dzhedev, was a Bulgarian revolutionary and memoirist, best known for his Memoirs of the Bulgarian Uprisings and as the first biographer of Vasil Levski and Hristo Botev.
Zahari Zograf
Zahari Zograf (Захари Зограф, 1810–1853) was a Bulgarian painter and icon painter from Samokov whose murals at Rila and other monasteries and first easel portraits founded Bulgarian secular painting.
Zahedan
Zahedan (زاهدان) is the capital of Sistan and Baluchestan Province, southeastern Iran, near the Afghanistan and Pakistan borders; 672,589 residents (2016), arid climate, and water supplied from groundwater, Ladiz tankers, and the transboundary Helmand basin.
Zaheer Abbas (سید ظہیر عباس کرمانی)
Zaheer Abbas (سید ظہیر عباس کرمانی), 'the Asian Bradman', Pakistani batsman 1969-1985: 5,062 Test runs at 44.79, first Asian with 100 first-class centuries, ICC president 2015, Hall of Fame 2020.
Zaheer Khan (ज़हीर ख़ान)
Zaheer Khan (ज़हीर ख़ान), born 1978, Indian left-arm fast-medium bowler, 2000-2014; 311 Test and 282 ODI wickets, 2011 World Cup winner, 2007 England series player of the series, later Mumbai Indians and LSG coaching roles.
Zaher Jabarin (زاهر جبارين)
Zaher Jabarin (زاهر جبارين), born 1968 in Salfit, West Bank, is a Hamas Politburo member, head of Hamas's financial arm and its West Bank leadership after Saleh al-Arouri's January 2024 killing; not to be confused with politician Yousef Jabareen.
Zahhak
Zahhak (ضحاک), from Avestan Azi Dahaka, is the serpent-shouldered tyrant of Ferdowsi's Shahnameh who ruled Iran a thousand years after usurping Jamshid, fed his snakes human brains, and was imprisoned in Mount Damavand by Feridun after Kaveh's revolt.
Zahi A. Fayad
Zahi A. Fayad is a professor of radiology and cardiology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, known for imaging atherosclerotic plaque with MRI, CT, and PET.
Zahi Hawass
Zahi Hawass, Egyptian archaeologist born 1947 in Damietta; Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities from 2002 and former Minister of Antiquities; known for Giza pyramid builders' tombs, the Valley of the Golden Mummies, Tutankhamun DNA studies, and antiquities repatriation campaigns.
Zahia Dehar
Zahia Dehar (born 1992, Ghriss, Algeria) is a French-Algerian model, lingerie designer, and actress known for the 2010 Zahia affair with footballers Ribéry and Benzema, her 2012 Paris Fashion Week lingerie debut, and her lead role as Sofia in Rebecca Zlotowski's 2019 film Une fille facile.
Zahid Ahmed (actor)
Zahid Ahmed, Pakistani TV and theatre actor (born 1984, Rawalpindi), star of Ishq Zahe Naseeb, Alvida, Daldal, Gentleman; Lux Style Best Actor Critics' Choice winner; distinct from the 1998-born Indian company director of the same name.
Zahid Group
Zahid Group is a Saudi family conglomerate founded in 1943 in Jeddah, operating across 15 sectors in 33 countries and known for its Caterpillar dealership, Zahid Tractor.
Zahid N. Quraishi
Zahid N. Quraishi, also known as Zahid Nisar Quraishi, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the District of New Jersey since 2021.
Zahida Hina
Zahida Hina (زاہدہ حنا), born 1946 in Sasaram, Bihar, is a Pakistani Urdu short story writer, novelist, and columnist who received the SAARC Literary Award in 2001.
Zahir al-Umar (ظاهر العمر الزيداني)
Zahir al-Umar al-Zaydani (ظاهر العمر الزيداني), c. 1689/1690–1775, Galilee chieftain and tax farmer who ruled northern Palestine from Acre, monopolized the cotton trade with Europe, allied with Egypt and Russia, and was killed in the Ottoman siege of Acre in 1775.