Chira may refer to: * ''Chira'' (spider), a genus of spiders *

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 th ...

, an extinct Catacaoan language of the Piura Region of Peru *

Can de Chira The Can de Chira (also known as the perro pastor altoaragonés) is a breed of herding dog from the High Aragon region of Spain. Accounts of similar dogs used by Spanish graziers to herd sheep and cattle (in Aragonese "Can de Chira" literally it ...

, a dog originated from Aragon, Spain * Flattened rice, a type of

jolpan Jolpan ( as, জলপান), or snacks, are often served at breakfast in the cuisine of Assam, although they may also be served at Bihu festivals or weddings. The word ''jolpan'' includes all the preparations namely '' jolpan'', ''pitha'', ...

in Indian cuisine

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Chira, Lebanon Chîra (Arabic: شيرا) is a Maronite village between the Bsharri District and the Koura District of Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a count ...

, a village in Koura District *

Chira County Qira County ( Uyghur: ), alternatively Chira or Cele (from Mandarin Chinese), is a county in Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. Almost all the residents of the county are Uyghurs and live around oases situated between the ...

, a county in Hotan, Xinjiang, China *

Chira Island Chira Island is a Costa Rican Pacific island located at the upper end of the Gulf of Nicoya it is also as Chira a district of the Puntarenas canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica. History Chira district was created on 28 Septembe ...

, Costa Rican Pacific island located at the upper end of the Gulf of Nicoya *

Chira River Chira River or Rio Chira is the name of a river (as well as 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 th ...

, a river in northern Peru * Sreeraman Chira, a fresh water lake in Kerala state in India

People

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 I ...

(1897–1983), bishop of the Ruthenian Catholic Church *

Susan Chira Susan Deborah Chira (born May 18, 1958, in Manhattan) is an American journalist. She is the editor-in-chief of The Marshall Project. Previously, Chira was a senior correspondent and editor covering gender for ''The New York Times''. From Septembe ...

, American journalist *

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.

(born 1960), former Romanian rower *

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 commo ...

(born 1939), Thai former sports shooter *

Chira Ratanarat Chira Ratanarat ( th, จิระ รัตนะรัต; born 3 June 1940 -13 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 Automo ...

(born 1940), chief executive officer of The Siam Chemicals Public Company

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