Miri (disambiguation)
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Miri
is a city in northern Sarawak, Malaysia, on the island of Borneo.
Miri may also refer to:
peoples
toponymy
as a surname
as a given name
In popular culture:
Miri
Miri is a city in northern Sarawak, Malaysia, on the island of Borneo. It is the second largest city in Sarawak, with a population of about 300,000, and the government administrative centre of Miri District in Miri Division....
is a city in northern Sarawak, Malaysia, on the island of Borneo.
Miri may also refer to:
peoples
- Mising people (Plains Miri)
- Mishing languageMishing languageMishing is a Tibetan–Burman language spoken by the Mishing people. There are over 500,000 speakers of the language. It is also known as Plains Miri or Takam....
- Mishing language
- Hill Miri people
toponymy
- Miri DivisionMiri DivisionMiri Division is one of the eleven administrative divisions of Sarawak, east Malaysia, on the island of Borneo. It has a total area of 26,777.1 square kilometers, and is the second largest division after Kapit Division....
, Sarawak, Malaysia - MirayMirayMiray is the district center of Andar District, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. It is located at at 2,069 m altitude.we have one High School Sultan Shahabudden Ghori and one small Hospital there, a small bazar in which every thing available...
, also spelled Miri, Afghanistan - Miri, Indonesia, a subdistrictSubdistricts of IndonesiaIn Indonesia, a kecamatan or district is a subdivision of a regency or of a city . A district is itself divided into kelurahan or administrative villages....
in Sragen RegencySragen RegencySragen is a regency in the eastern part of Central Java province in Indonesia. Its capital is Sragen, east of Surakarta located around 30 Km northeast of Solo. Sragen is bordered with East Java Province in the east....
, Central JavaCentral JavaCentral Java is a province of Indonesia. The administrative capital is Semarang. It is one of six provinces on the island of Java.This province is the province of high Human Development in Indonesia and its Points Development Index countries is equivalent to Lebanon. The province of Central Java...
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as a surname
- the Miri clan, a German crime syndicate run by a Kurdish clan
- Maziar MiriMaziar MiriMaziar Miri is a renowned Iranian filmmaker.Maziar Miri graduated in editing, and started his career with making documentaries about Iran. He made his first short film in 1996, and worked for several years in the editing department of Iranian TV, channel 2. He made his debut feature film in 2000...
, a renowned Iranian filmmaker - Mrinal MiriMrinal MiriMrinal Miri is an Indian philosopher and educationalist.-Early life:He was awarded a BA in Philosophy from the University of Cambridge in 1966 and gained his doctorate in 1970.-Career:...
, an Indian philosopher and educationalist who is currently vice-chancellor and CEO of North Eastern Hill University
as a given name
- Miri Ben-AriMiri Ben-AriMiri Ben-Ari is an Israeli violinist, who currently resides in the United States.Ben-Ari grew up playing classical music; she started training at age 5 and at age 12, she was presented with a violin by Isaac Stern. During her mandatory Israeli military service, she was chosen to play for the...
, a classically trained violinist known primarily for her work on several hip-hop projects - Miri EisinMiri EisinMiri Eisin is a retired colonel of the Israeli Army with a background in political science. Until December 2007 she was an official spokeswoman charged with explaining and clarifying Israel’s perspective with regard to Israel’s international standing, with a particular emphasis placed on the...
, a retired Colonel of the Israeli Army with a background in political science - Miri RegevMiri RegevMiriam "Miri" Regev is an Israeli politician and a former Brigadier General in the army. She currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Likud, having previously worked as the IDF Spokeswoman.-Biography:...
, formerly was the IDF spokeperson - Miri RubinMiri RubinMiri Rubin is a medieval historian who is Professor of Early Modern History at Queen Mary, University of London. She was educated at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the University of Cambridge, where she gained her doctorate....
, a noted medievalist who is Professor in the department of history at Queen Mary, University of London
In popular culture:
- "Miri" (Star Trek), a first-season episode of Star Trek: The Original Series