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Chira Gounellei
Chira may refer to: * Chira (spider), ''Chira'' (spider), a genus of spiders * Chira language, an extinct Catacaoan language of the Piura Region of Peru * Can de Chira, a dog originated from Aragon, Spain * Flattened rice, a type of jolpan in Indian cuisine Places * Chira, Lebanon, a village in Koura District * Chira County, a county in Hotan, Xinjiang, China * Chira Island, Costa Rican Pacific island located at the upper end of the Gulf of Nicoya * Chira River, a river in northern Peru * Sreeraman Chira, a fresh water lake in Kerala state in India People * Alexander Chira (1897–1983), bishop of the Ruthenian Catholic Church * Susan Chira, American journalist * Chira Apostol (born 1960), former Romanian rower * Chira Prabandhayodhin (born 1939), Thai former sports shooter * Chira Ratanarat (born 1940), chief executive officer of The Siam Chemicals Public Company See also * Río Chira (other) * * * Chiras (other) * Chirui River (other) * Chir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chira (spider)
''Chira'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by George Peckham & Elizabeth Peckham in 1896. It is currently named after Rio Chira, a river in Peru, but the Peckhams originally called the genus ''Shira'', later emended by Eugène Simon. Species it contains thirteen species, found only in South America, Guatemala, and Honduras: *'' Chira distincta'' Bauab, 1983 – Brazil *'' Chira fagei'' Caporiacco, 1947 – Guyana *'' Chira flavescens'' Caporiacco, 1947 – Guyana *'' Chira gounellei'' ( Simon, 1902) – Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina *'' Chira guianensis'' (Taczanowski, 1871) – Peru to Guyana *'' Chira lanei'' Soares & Camargo, 1948 – Brazil *'' Chira lucina'' Simon, 1902 – Brazil, Guyana *'' Chira reticulata'' ( Mello-Leitão, 1943) – Brazil *'' Chira simoni'' Galiano, 1961 – Brazil, Paraguay *'' Chira spinosa'' (Mello-Leitão, 1939) – Honduras to Argentina *'' Chira thysbe'' Simon, 1902 – Brazil, Guyana *'' Chira trivittata'' (Taczanowski ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Chira
Bishop Alexander Chira was a bishop of the Ruthenian Catholic Church. His immediate predecessor was Bishop Theodore G. Romzha. He is designated as a Confessor of the Faith. Personal information Chira was born January 17, 1897, in the village of Irhóc, Máramaros County (Vilhivci/Vilʹkhivtsi/Olkhovtsy). His death was in exile on May 26, 1983, in the city of Karaganda, Kazakhstan. Chira "was one of the many victims of the Soviet persecution of the Greek Catholic Church." While in a concentration camp in 1956, Chira clandestinely was appointed a bishop. See also * anti-Catholicism * History of the Catholic Church * Persecution of Christians * Roman Catholicism in Romania Romanian Catholics, like Catholics elsewhere, are members of the Catholic Church under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and Curia in Rome. The administration for the local Latin Church is centered in Bucharest, and comprises two archdioceses ... * Roman Catholicism in Ukraine References {{DEFA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiras (other)
Chiras may refer to: * Chiras, Afghanistan, a major village and valley in northern Afghanistan * Mihaela Chiras (born 1984), Romanian luger See also * Chira (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Río Chira (other) , a river in northern Peru
* , a Norwegian motor vessel
* , a Peruvian Navy motor gunboat previously used by the United States Navy
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Río Chira may refer to: * Chira River The Chira River or Rio Chira is a river (as well as a valley) in northern Peru whose mouth is 100 km north west of the provincial capital of Piura and 25 km north of the port of Paita. Its source is in the Ecuadorian Andes near the tow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chira Ratanarat
Chira Ratanarat (; born 3 June 194013 March 2022) was the chief executive officer of The Siam Chemicals Public Company (SCC). Life and work Siam Chemicals After obtaining a master's degree in Automotive Engineering from the University of Stuttgart, Chira Ratanarat became the chief executive officer of The Siam Chemicals Public Company (SCC). The company had been founded by his father for the manufacture of basic chemicals for Thai downstream industries, such as sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, various bases and salts. Chira Ratanarat modernised the business which now blends and trades various chemicals, fertilisers and lubricants. The company is now one of Thailand's largest lube makers. It produces 5 million litres per month and supplies to more than 60 brands in Asia with the plan to double capacity to 10 million litres by 2016. Safe Flying Service He manages also the Safe Flying Service SFS Aviation which provide onshore and offshore helicopter flight services and run ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chira Prabandhayodhin
Chira Prabandhayodhin (born 21 May 1939) is a Thai former sports shooter. He competed in the 50 metre rifle, prone event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the .... References 1939 births Living people Chira Prabandhayodhin Chira Prabandhayodhin Shooters at the 1972 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Chira Prabandhayodhin SEA Games medalists in shooting Competitors at the 1987 SEA Games Chira Prabandhayodhin {{Thailand-sportshooting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chira Apostol
Chira Irina Apostol (later Stoean, born 1 June 1960) is a retired Romanian rower who competed in coxed fours. In this event she won an Olympic gold medal in 1984 and silver medals at the world championships in 1983 and 1985.Chira Apostol She competed at the 1986 World Rowing Championships
The 1986 World Rowing Championships were World Rowing Championships that were held from 17 to 24 August 1986 at Nottingham in the United Kingdom.
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Susan Chira
Susan Deborah Chira (born May 18, 1958, in Manhattan) is an American journalist. She was the editor-in-chief of The Marshall Project until January 2025. Previously, Chira was a senior correspondent and editor covering gender for ''The New York Times''. From September 2014 until September 2016, she was a deputy executive editor of the newspaper and oversaw its news report. She was previously the assistant managing editor for news, and was the ''Times'''s foreign news editor from 2004 to 2011. She was raised in Rye, New York, and attended Phillips Academy Andover in Andover, Massachusetts, where she graduated in 1976. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard University in 1980, graduating summa cum laude. She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. While at Harvard, Chira was the president of the ''Harvard Crimson''. Chira joined ''The New York Times'' in 1981. She was the ''Times'''s correspondent and then bureau chief in Tokyo from 1984 to 1989. She has also been the metr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sreeraman Chira
Sreeraman Chira is a fresh water lake which contains 900 hectares of paddy fields situated in Chemmappilly near Triprayar of Thrissur district of Kerala state in India. The lake is linked to Ramayana fame, where the Chira kettal ceremony reminiscent of the ''Sethubandhanam'' where Hanuman and his army built Rama Setu to reach Sri Lanka and rescue Sita from the Rakshasa King, Ravana. Binding of the bund The ''Chira kettal'' (binding of the bund) is a sacred religious ceremony performed by a team of priest from Thriprayar Temple Thriprayar Shree Ramaswami Temple is Hindu temple situated in Triprayar in Thrissur district of Kerala state in India. The deity is Rama, the seventh incarnation of Vishnu, with four arms bearing a Panchajanya, conch, a Sudarshana Chakra, discu .... References External links {{commons category inline, Sreeraman Chira Geography of Thrissur district Tourist attractions in Thrissur district ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chira Language
The Catacaoan languages are an extinct family of three languages spoken in the Piura Region of Peru. The three languages in the family are: * Catacao or Katakao, once spoken around the city of Catacaos * Colán or Kolán, once spoken between the Piura River and Chira River *Chira or Lachira or Tangarará, once spoken along the Chira River. It is unattested. *Terrence Kaufman includes the Leco language Leco, also written as Leko, is a language isolate that, though long reported to be extinct, is spoken by 20–40 individuals in areas east of Lake Titicaca, Bolivia. The Leco ethnic population was 13,527 in 2012. Classification Although Leco ... in the Catacaoan group. Catacao and Colán are frequently subsumed into the extinct Tallán language as dialects, thus making the Catacaoan family synonymous with Tallán. Vocabulary comparison Genetic relations Loukota compares Catacaoan to the Culle language and the Sechura language but does not make any claims about genet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chira River
The Chira River or Rio Chira is a river (as well as a valley) in northern Peru whose mouth is 100 km north west of the provincial capital of Piura and 25 km north of the port of Paita. Its source is in the Ecuadorian Andes near the town of Papaca in the province Loja from where it flows for ca 250 km in westerly directions. After crossing the border to Peru, it is dammed up in the 885 million m³ Poechos reservoir and later passes the town of Sullana SullanaRegional Tourism Office of Piuraciudad de Sullana. Consulted on July 8, 2009. is a city in Peru and the capital of the Sullana Province, Piura, in the north-western coastal plains of Peru on the Chira valley. The city is home to 162,500 p .... References {{Authority control Rivers of Ecuador Rivers of Peru Rivers of the Department of Piura Geography of Loja Province International rivers of South America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chira Island
Chira Island is a Costa Rican Pacific island located at the upper end of the Gulf of Nicoya, belonging to the Puntarenas canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica. History Chira district was created on 28 September 1998 by Decreto Ejecutivo 27396-G. Geography Chira has an area of km² and an elevation of metres. It possesses an extensive inlet of seawater that is the result of a geological fault that has caused the land to submerge, leaving exposed only the tops of what were formerly low hills. These are the various islands that dot the Gulf, the largest of which being the Island of Chira - Costa Rica's second largest island. The Gulf of Nicoya separates Guanacaste from mainland Costa Rica and is fed by the Tempisque River. Chira Island lies just off San Pablo, Guanacaste. The island is also a district in Puntarenas Canton, Costa Rica. Ecologically, Chira contains the most intact biodiversity of tropical dry forest flora in Costa Rica, if not Central America. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |