Salimova is a feminine surname. Its equivalent for males is Salimov. It may refer to: Ekaterina Salimova (born 1982), Russian female water polo player Nurgyul Salimova (born 2003), Bulgarian chess player Ravilja Salimova (1941-2019), Uzbek basketball player Shovkat Salimova (1920–1999), Azerbaijani ship captain