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Soil is a naturally occurring granular covering on the surface of Earth, capable of supporting life.

Soil may also refer to:

• Potting soil, a mixture of organic and mineral materials used as an alternative to soil when growing plants in containers
• Lunar soil, a similar granular covering on the Moon (though without Earth soil's organic components)
• Martian soil, the fine regolith found on the surface of Mars
• Earth (wuxing), an element in Chinese philosophy
• Unwanted substances that make something unclean, such as dirt

Books and films

• Soil (manga), a manga by Atsushi Kaneko
• The Soil (film), 1973 Iranian film

Music

• Soil Stradivarius, a violin fabricated in 1714 by Antonio Stradivari
• Soil (American band), an American metal band
• Soil (British band), an indie pop group from Manchester
• The Soil (band), South African group
• soil (album), debut studio album by Serpentwithfeet
• Soil (EP), debut EP of American band Soil
• "Soil", a song by System of a Down from their album System of a Down

Other

• SoIL, common abbreviation for Southern Illinois
• Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods (SOIL), an American nonprofit developmental aid organization
• Soil, an academic journal by EGU
• Soils, another academic journal by MDPI