Iberia (disambiguation)

Iberia, in its most common meaning, is the peninsula in southwestern Europe containing the countries of Spain, Portugal and the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. In history, the same name was also used for an area in the Caucasus more or less identical with modern Georgia.

Derived from these two meanings, Iberia may also refer to:

Historical meaningsEdit

CaucasusEdit

(Chronological)

Kingdom of Iberia (302 BC–580 AD), an ancient Georgian kingdom
Sasanian Iberia (523–626/627 AD), the eastern parts of Caucasian Georgia under direct Sasanian rule
Principality of Iberia (580-880 AD), a conventional term for an aristocratic regime in early medieval Caucasian Georgia that flourished between the sixth and ninth centuries
Bagratid Iberia (888-1008), Georgian monarchy concentrated on historical lands of Tao and Klarjeti
Theme of Iberia (c. 1000-1074 AD), an administrative and military unit of the Byzantine Empire carved out of several Georgian lands

Southwestern EuropeEdit

Prehistoric Iberia
Iberians, pre-Roman inhabitants of the Iberian Peninsula

PlacesEdit

Iberia, Minnesota, an unincorporated community
Iberia, Missouri, U.S., a city
Iberia, Ohio, U.S., a census-designated place
Iberia District, in the Peruvian province of Tahuamanu
Iberia Parish, Louisiana, U.S.
Iberian Peninsula, synonymous with Iberia, in the southwest corner of Europe

Arts, entertainment, and mediaEdit

Iberia (Albéniz), a piano suite by Isaac Albéniz
Iberia (book), by James Michener
Ibéria, the second of three sections of Images pour orchestre, a musical composition by Claude Debussy

SportsEdit

Deportes Iberia, a Chilean football club based in Los Ángeles
Iberia SC, a former Spanish football club based in Zaragoza, Aragon

Other usesEdit

Iberia (airline), the largest Spanish airline (Iberia, Líneas Aéreas de España)
SS Iberia, several ships
IberiaBank, an American financial holding company headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana, originating in New Iberia, Louisiana, United States (1887)