Kirra (other)
Kirra may refer to: * Kirra, Phocis, village in Greece * Kirra, Queensland, Queensland, coastal suburb and surf break See also *Kiera, a given name * Kira (other) Kira may refer to: People * Kira clan, a Japanese clan, descended from Emperor Seiwa (850–880) * Kira (given name), including a list of people with the given name * Kira Chikazane (1563–1588), Japanese retainer * Kira (German singer) (Janin ...

Kirra, Phocis
Kirra ( el, Κίρρα, la, Cirrha) is a village in Phocis, Central Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of Itea, to which it is adjacent. Kirra is the point where the Pleistos river meets the Gulf of Iteas, a bay of the Gulf of Corinth. Ancient history In ancient times Cirrha existed as a fortified city that controlled access to Delphi from the Corinthian Gulf. This strategic location of Kirra allowed its citizens to rob pilgrims on their way to the Delphic Oracle. This behavior prompted many of the other tribal entities of the adjacent regions to form the Amphictionic League, an alliance for the protection of the cult of Demeter in Anthele (initially) and of Apollo in Delphi. The Amphictyony consulted the oracle for advice on dealing with Kirra, and the reply was a call for war. Tradition goes that they added a curse in the name of Apollo: that the soil should bring forth no crops, that the children of the women and livestock should be deformed, and that the entire ...
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Kirra, Queensland
Kirra is a beach-side neighbourhood within the suburb of Coolangatta in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Geography The small rocky headland Kirra Point separates Kirra Beach to the north and Coolangatta Beach to the south, and is noted as one of the world's premier surf breaks. In the past the surf break was known for producing high quality barrels. Today sand pumping across the Tweed River mouth has filled it in and changed its character. History The name of the neighbourhood comes from Kirra Hill () which is above sea level, which first appears on an 1883 survey plan by surveyor Mr Schneider. Although believed to be an Indigenous name, the specific language and meaning is unknown. For example, in the Yuggera language, ''kaiyar'' means ''white cockatoo'' while in the Kabi language ''kirran'' means ''fire''. Prior to 1840 Kirra is not known by its current name and is rarely visited by white settlers. From 1840 to 1910 the first white holiday-makers start to ...
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Kiera
Kiera is a female given name. It is an Anglicized version of ''Ciara'', the name of a 7th-century saint, and means 'dark' or 'dark haired ' in Irish. People with this name *Kiera Aitken (born 1983), swimmer from Bermuda * Kiera Allen (born 1997), American actress * Kiera Austin (born 1997), Australian netball player * Kiera Bennett (born 1971), painter from England *Kiera Cass (born 1981), American author *Kiera Chaplin (born 1982), British actress and model * Kiera Duffy (born 1979), American opera singer * Kiera Gazzard (born 2001), Australian swimmer * Kiera Gormley, model from Northern Ireland *Kiera Hogan (born 1994), American professional wrestler * Kiera Van Ryk (born 1999), Canadian volleyball player * Kiera Skeels (born 2001), English footballer See also *Keira (given name) * Kira (given name), alternate Anglicization (and name with other origins also) *List of Irish-language given names This list of Irish-language given names shows Irish language (''Gaeilge'') given ...
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