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Bura may refer to several different things:

Bura (genus), a genus of beetles
Boura (Achaea) (also Boura), a city of Achaea, Greece
Bura (mythology)
Bura (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Bura was a daughter of Ion, son of Xuthus, and Helice. She was the eponym of the city Boura in Achaea.She is possibly the same as Bura, mother of Atrax by Peneus....

, a figure in Greek mythology
Bura (wind), a wind in the northern Mediterranean

In the African continent:
- The ancient/medieval civilization of Bura-Asinda (with its Bura culture
  Bura culture
  The Bura culture refers to a set of archeological sites in the lower Niger River valley of Niger and Burkina Faso. More specifically, the Iron-Age civilization exemplified by the Bura culture was centered in the southwest portion of modern-day Niger and in the southeast part of contemporary...
  
  known for ceramics and metallurgy)
- The Bura archeological site
  Bura Archaeological Site
  The archeological site of Bura is located in the Tillabéry Region, of the Tera Department, in southwest Niger. The Bura archeological site has given its name to the area's first-millennium Bura culture.- Site description :...
  
  in southwest Niger in the Niger River valley where the Bura-Asinda civilization was discovered in 1975
- Another spelling for various places also known as Boura; see Boura, Burkina Faso (disambiguation)
- In linguistics, Bura
  Bura-Pabir language
  Bura-Pabir is a Chadic language spoken in Nigeria. Dialects are Pela, Bura Pela, Hill Bura, Hyil Hawul, Bura Hyilhawul, and Plain Bura....
  
  (also Bura-Pabir), a Chadic language spoken in Nigeria
- Bura, Tana River District, Kenya
  Bura, Tana River District, Kenya
  Bura is a town in the Tana River District of Coast Province in Kenya.Nearby places include Tula, Hola, and Ijara.Bura has one of the few bridges across the Tana River for access to NE Province, Kenya. There are two Bura Town population clusters, Bura West and Bura East, situated on either side of...
- Bura, Taita-Taveta District, Kenya
  Bura, Taita-Taveta District, Kenya
  Bura is a village in the Taita-Taveta District of Coast Province in Kenya, south of Wundanyi. Bura is located 10 kilometres west of Mwatate and its approximately 60 miles from the Indian Ocean. Administratively, Bura is a location in Mwatate division of Taita-Taveta District...

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