Hira may refer to:
Places
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Cave of Hira, a cave associated with Muhammad
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Al-Hirah
Al-Hirah ( ar, الحيرة, translit=al-Ḥīra Middle Persian: ''Hērt'' ) was an ancient city in Mesopotamia located south of what is now Kufa in south-central Iraq
Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of I ...
, an ancient Arab city in Iraq
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Battle of Hira
The Battle of Hira ( ar, معركة الحيرة) was fought between the Sasanian Empire and the Rashidun Caliphate in 633. It was one of the early battles of the Muslim conquest of Persia, and the loss of the frontier city on the Euphrates River ...
, 633AD, between the Sassanians and the Rashidun Caliphate
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Hira Mountains, Japan
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Hira, New Zealand
Hira is a small settlement approximately northeast of Nelson, New Zealand. It sits in the valley of the Wakapuaka River.
Demographics
Hira is in the Nelson Rural statistical area which covers , and also includes Todds Valley, Glenduan, Wakap ...
, settlement north-east of Nelson, New Zealand
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Hira (ghetto), an old Jewish ghetto in Tunis, see
History of the Jews in Tunisia
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Hira (Greece) Eira ( grc, Εἶρα), also known as Hira or Ira (Ἰρά), and Hire or Ire (Ἱρὴ), was a fortified settlement on a mountain of the same name, in the north of ancient Messenia, near the Neda River. During the Second Messenian War the Messenia ...
, an ancient Greek settlement
Other uses
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Hira (surname)
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Hira (given name)
Hira, or Heera, is a South Asian given name. The Sanskrit word has several meanings, one of which is "diamond".
Given name
*Hira Chandra KC
*Hira Devi Waiba
*Hira Gurung
*Hira Lal
*Hira Lal Atal
* Hira Lal Devpura
* Hira Lall Sibal
* Hira Mani
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Hira (mythical monster), among the
Songhai people of West Africa
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The Hira Company Ltd, the parent company of Texet Sales Ltd, a British distributor of calculators and electronic devices
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HIRA, a gene
* Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment, a technique used to identify add address
occupational safety and health risks
*"Hira", a song by Redgum from their 1984 album ''
Frontline''
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Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA), a government agency in South Korea
*, the ISO 15924 script code for
Hiragana
See also
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Heera (disambiguation) Heera may refer to:
* Heera (given name) (includes a list of people with the name)
* Heera (film), an Indian film
* Al Heera, a locality in the United Arab Emirates
* Heera Group UK, a music group
* Heera Group (India), a fraudulent investment comp ...
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