Chira

Chira may refer to:

• 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 (disambiguation)
• Chiras (disambiguation)
• Chirui River (disambiguation)
• Chir (disambiguation)