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Pura, Kushtagi Pura is a village in the Kushtagi taluk of Koppal district in Karnataka state, India. Pura is famous for the Shiva, Somanatheshwara Temple which is also known as Kotilinga temple located in the village. Built during the Vijayanagara Empire this ...
, a village in Koppal district, Karnataka, India *
Pura, Iran Purva (, also Romanized as Pūrvā and Pūravā; also known as Pūrā) is a village in Zarem Rud Rural District, Hezarjarib District, Neka County, Mazandaran Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also kno ...
, a village in Mazandaran Province, Iran * Pura, Tarlac, a municipality in the Philippines *
Pura, Switzerland Pura is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. History Pura is first mentioned around 751–760, though this is found in a 17th-century copy of the original. In the Middle Ages several institutions su ...
, a municipality in Ticino, Switzerland * Pura, Chikmagalur, a settlement in
Chikmagalur district Chikmagalur, officially Chikkamagaluru () is an administrative district in the Malnad subregion of Karnataka, India. It was called Kadur (''Cuddoor'') district till 1947. Coffee was first cultivated in India in Chikmagalur. The hills of Chikm ...
, Karnataka, India * Pura, Pakistan, ancient capital of Gedrosia present
Balochistan Balochistan ( ; , ), also spelled as Baluchistan or Baluchestan, is a historical region in West and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far southeast and bordering the Indian Plate and the Arabian Sea coastline. This arid region o ...


Fish

* a type of fish tail.


People

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Pura (given name) Pura is the given name of: * Pura Belpré (1899–1982), first Puerto Rican librarian in New York City * Pura Fé (born 1959), Native American singer, songwriter, musician, poet, artist, dancer, teacher and social activist * Pura Lopez Pura Lo ...
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Stela Pura Stela Marian Pura (born 30 March 1971) is a retired Romanian swimmer who won three medals at the 1987 European Aquatics Championships. She also competed in four freestyle and butterfly events at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olymp ...
(born 1971), Romanian retired swimmer


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PURA Pura may refer to: Places * Pura, Kushtagi, a village in Koppal district, Karnataka, India * Pura, Iran, a village in Mazandaran Province, Iran * Pura, Tarlac, a municipality in the Philippines * Pura, Switzerland, a municipality in Ticino, Sw ...
, a human protein * ''Pura'' (album), an album by Mortal *
Pura (placename element) Oikonyms in Western Asia, Western, Central Asia, Central, South Asia, South, and Southeast Asia can be grouped according to various components, reflecting common linguistic and cultural histories. toponymy, Toponymic study is not as extensive as it ...
, a placename suffix used in South Asia *
Pura (Balinese temple) A Balinese temple, or better-known as () is a Bali-style (commonly associated to Hindu) temple, it serves as the place of worship for adherents of Balinese Hinduism in Indonesia. Puras are built following rules, style, guidance, and rituals foun ...
* Pura (''Crash Bandicoot''), a character from ''Crash Bandicoot'' *
Providing Urban Amenities to Rural Areas Provision of Urban Amenities to Rural Areas (PURA) is a strategy for rural development in India. This concept was given by former president Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam and discussed in his book Target 3 Billion which he co-authored with Srijan Pa ...
(PURA), a rural development strategy in India *
Huawei Pura series The Huawei Pura (formerly the Ascend P series and P series) is a series of high-end and medium-range smartphones produced by Huawei, based on its proprietary HarmonyOS mobile operating system ( Android-based prior to US sanctions and trade war i ...
, a line of smartphones by Huawei formerly known as the Ascend P and P series.


See also

* ''Pura māku'', a Japanese recycling symbol * Puro (disambiguation) * {{disambiguation, geo, surname