Hira (disambiguation)
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Hira may mean:
- HiraHiraHira or the Cave of Hira is a cave about from Mecca, on the mountain named Jabal Al-Nūr in the Hejaz region of present day Saudi Arabia...
, a cave where Prophet Muhammad received his first revelations from Allah - Al-HirahAl-HirahAl Hīra was an ancient city located south of al-Kufah in south-central Iraq.- Middle Ages:Al Hīra was a significant city in pre-Islamic Arab history. Originally a military encampment, in the 5th and 6th centuries CE it became the capital of the Lakhmids.The Arabs were migrating into the Near East...
, an ancient Arab city in Iraq - Hira (ghetto), an old Jewish ghetto in Tunis, see History of the Jews in TunisiaHistory of the Jews in TunisiaThe history of the Jews in Tunisia goes back to Roman times. Before 1948, the Jewish population of Tunisia reached a peak of 110,000. From the 1950s, half this number left for Israel and the other half for France...
- Hira MountainsHira MountainsThe are a mountainous region to the west of Lake Biwa on the border of Shiga Prefecture and Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The highest peak is Mount Bunagatake with an elevation of 1,214.4 meters. The spring snow of the mountains is selected to Eight Views of Omi....
, Japan - The Hira Company Ltd, the parent company of Texet Sales Ltd, a British distributor of calculators and electronic devices
- Hira Habibshah, a Big Brother 2009 (UK) contestant
- "Hira", a song by Redgum from their 1984 album FrontlineFrontline (Redgum album)Frontline is the fifth album by the Australian folk-rock group Redgum.It was the last album that John Schumann performed on.-Track listing:#"I've Been to Bali Too"#"ASIO"#"Friday Night"#"Spirit of the Land"#"Gladstone Pier"#"Spark of the Heart"...
- Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment, a technique used to identify add address occupational safety and health risksOccupational safety and healthOccupational safety and health is a cross-disciplinary area concerned with protecting the safety, health and welfare of people engaged in work or employment. The goal of all occupational safety and health programs is to foster a safe work environment...