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Sogbo Dorsa

Sogbo Dorsa, a 900-km-long ridge (dorsum) on Venus at 40S, 237E, IAU-named in 1997 for a Fon thunder deity of Benin; a compressional Venusian ridge belt imaged by Magellan.

Sogdia (Sogdiana), the Classical name for Suγd, an ancient Central Asian region north of the Oxus around Samarkand; homeland of Sogdian Silk Road merchants whose language was the trade lingua franca before Persian.

Sogdian alphabet

Sogdian alphabet: the Central Asian abjad derived from Aramaic around the beginning of the era to write Sogdian; earliest monuments are the Kultobe inscriptions and the Dunhuang Ancient Letters; ancestor of Old Uyghur, Mongolian, and Manchu scripts.

Sogdian art

Sogdian art is the pre-Islamic art of Sogdiana in Central Asia, centered in the Zeravshan valley, known above all for murals, clay sculpture, and wood carving.

Sogdian merchant diaspora

The Sogdian merchant diaspora was a network of traders from Sogdiana, centered on Samarkand, who dominated the inland Silk Road's luxury trade from the third to the ninth century.

Sogdian murals of Panjikent

The Sogdian murals of Panjikent are 5th- to 8th-century wall paintings of the Sogdian city of Panjikent in present-day Tajikistan, depicting deities, feasts, and epics.

Soggade Chinni Nayana (సొగ్గాడే చిన్ని నాయనా)

Soggade Chinni Nayana (సోగ్గాడే చిన్నినాయనా) is a 2016 Telugu supernatural family drama directed by Kalyan Krishna, produced by Nagarjuna's Annapurna Studios, starring Nagarjuna in a dual ghost-and-son role with Ramya Krishnan and Lavanya Tripathi; released 15 January 2016, 145 minutes, streaming on Sun Nxt.

SOGIE Equality Bill

SOGIE Equality Bill, also SOGIESC Equality Bill or Anti-Discrimination Bill: long-pending Philippine legislation first filed in 2000 to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, expression, and sex characteristics, with fines up to PHP 250,000; still unenacted.

Søgne

Søgne, former coastal municipality in Vest-Agder, Norway (municipality no. 1018, center Tangvall), merged forcibly with Kristiansand and Songdalen on 1 January 2020; 2024 referendum kept it within Kristiansand.

Sognefjord

Sognefjord (Sognefjorden), Norway's longest and deepest fjord at 205 km and about 1,308 m, runs from Solund to Skjolden; second longest worldwide after Scoresby Sound, with the UNESCO-listed Nærøyfjord arm.

Sōgō

Sōgō (僧綱) was the premodern Japanese office of monk-officials, first appointed in 624, that supervised monks, nuns, and temples for the state through the ranks of sōjō, sōzu, and risshi.

Sep 24, 2026

Sogolon Kedjou

Sogolon Kedjou is the hunchbacked mother of Sundiata Keita in the oral epic of the Mali empire, the second wife of the Mandinka king Maghan Kon Fatta.

Sogolon Planitia

Sogolon Planitia is a 1,600-km volcanic lowland plain on Venus, IAU-named in 1997 after a Mandingo epic heroine, centered at 8°N, 107°E, bordering Haasttse-baad Tessera on Aphrodite Terra's northern margin.

Söğüt (Θηβάσιον)

Söğüt (Thebasion, Θηβάσιον) is a Bilecik Province district in Türkiye, traditionally the winter quarters granted to Ertuğrul Gazi and the founding seat of the Ottoman state, home to the Ertuğrul Gazi Tomb and September commemorations.

Soha Ali Khan

Soha Ali Khan (born 1978, New Delhi) is an Indian actress, author, and podcaster of the Pataudi-Tagore family, daughter of Sharmila Tagore and Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, known for Rang De Basanti, The Perils of Being Moderately Famous, and the podcast All About Her.

Sohag

Sohag (سوهاج, Suhaj): city on the west bank of the Nile in Upper Egypt, capital of Sohag Governorate since 1960, 467 km south of Cairo. Known for the White and Red Monasteries, Sohag University, and New Sohag City; Egypt's poorest governorate.

Sohai Ali Abro

Sohai Ali Abro (سہائی علی ابڑو), born 1994 in Larkana, is a Pakistani actress, dancer, and model known for Pyaray Afzal, Wrong No., Jawani Phir Nahi Ani, and the Lux Style Award-winning biopic Motorcycle Girl; she returned to TV in 2024 with Gentleman and Faraar.

Sohail Afridi

Muhammad Sohail Afridi, PTI politician, Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from 15 October 2025; MPA for PK-70 Bara; youngest KP chief minister, first from tribal districts; removed under October 2026 emergency rule.

Sohail F. Tavazoie

Sohail F. Tavazoie is an American physician-scientist at Rockefeller University who studies how cancers spread, known for the first metastasis-suppressor microRNAs and elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2022.

Sohail Khan (सोहैल ख़ान)

Sohail Khan (सोहैल ख़ान), Indian actor, director, producer in Hindi cinema; brother of Salman and Arbaaz Khan; ex-husband of Seema Sajdeh; 2026 reality show Alliance contestant.

Sohail Sakhi

Sohail Sakhi, Pakistani high-altitude mountaineer from Aliabad, Hunza; summited K2, Nanga Parbat, Gasherbrum I and II, and Kangchenjunga without oxygen; co-founded Moving Mountains; killed in the July 30, 2026 Broad Peak avalanche that killed ten climbers including Nirmal Purja.

Sep 21, 2026

Sohaila Rastan

Sohaila Rastan is a mouse geneticist known for work on X-chromosome inactivation, especially characterizing the mouse Xist gene, and later director of science funding at the Wellcome Trust.

Soham Chakraborty (সোহম চক্রবর্তী)

Soham Chakraborty (সোহম চক্রবর্তী), born 1984 in Kolkata, is a Bengali film actor and Trinamool Congress MLA; child artist Master Bittu, lead from Bajimaat (2008), Prem Amar (2009) hit, won Chandipur seat in 2021.

Soham Majumdar (সোহম মজুমদার)

Soham Majumdar (সোহম মজুমদার) is an Indian actor from Kolkata working in Bengali and Hindi cinema. Known for Shiva in Kabir Singh (2019), Dhamaka (2021), Dukaan (2024), Citadel: Honey Bunny, and a theatre career with M.A.D. Not to be confused with actor Soham Chakraborty.