Mina
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Mina may refer to:
- Mina (given name)Mina (given name)Mina is a given name. Mina can be a short form of the female name Wilhelmina or Hermina. It is used as a male given name among Coptic Egyptians and is also a popular Iranian female given name meaning "colored glass" in Persian.-People:...
, a given name (and list of people and characters with that name) - Mina (unit)Mina (unit)The mina is an ancient Near Eastern unit of weight equivalent to 60 shekels. The mina, like the shekel, was also a unit of currency; in ancient Greece it was equal to 100 drachmae. In the first century AD, it amounted to about a fourth of the wages earned annually by an agricultural worker...
, an ancient Near Eastern unit of weight and currency. - Mina, a folk word related with the extraction of mineral resources (minesMiningMining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, from an ore body, vein or seam. The term also includes the removal of soil. Materials recovered by mining include base metals, precious metals, iron, uranium, coal, diamonds, limestone, oil shale, rock...
) - Mina, an Arabic word meaning port, or harbour.
- Mina, people and languages.
Ports
- Al-Mina, modern name of an ancient coast-settlement in SyriaSyriaSyria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
. - El MinaEl MinaEl-Mina or El Mina,which means "harbour" in Arabic, is a coastal city in Northern Lebanon. El-Mina occupies the location of the old Phoenician city of Tripoli, Lebanon's second largest city...
, the Phoenecian city of Tripolis. - Mina Al Ahmadi, a port of Kuweit on the Persian gulf coast.
- Mina Al FahalMina al FahalMina al Fahal is a coastal area in the northeast of Oman, near to the country's capital, Muscat. It was renamed from Saih al Maleh as the petroleum processing plant was developed. It is a key area for the country's petroleum operations. Petroleum Development Oman is based at Mina al Fahal, and...
, a port in the MuscatMuscat GovernorateMuscat is a governorate of the Sultanate of Oman. Its largest city is Muscat. The governorate of Muscat is sometimes referred to as Masqat to differentiate it from the city.-Administrative divisions:...
governorate of OmanOmanOman , officially called the Sultanate of Oman , is an Arab state in southwest Asia on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by the United Arab Emirates to the northwest, Saudi Arabia to the west, and Yemen to the southwest. The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea on the...
. - Mina Al Hamriya, a port locality in DubaiDubaiDubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
. - Mina Al Shuwaikh, a seaport of Kuweit in the area of Shuwaikh.
- Mina QaboosMina QaboosMina Qaboos is the largest port in Muscat, Oman. Developed initially as a part of a plan for a "Greater Muttrah" by the Qaboos bin Said al Said's prececessor , Mina Qaboos' construction was completed in the 1970s....
, the largest port in MuscatMuscat GovernorateMuscat is a governorate of the Sultanate of Oman. Its largest city is Muscat. The governorate of Muscat is sometimes referred to as Masqat to differentiate it from the city.-Administrative divisions:...
OmanOmanOman , officially called the Sultanate of Oman , is an Arab state in southwest Asia on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by the United Arab Emirates to the northwest, Saudi Arabia to the west, and Yemen to the southwest. The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea on the...
. - Mina Rashid, a man made commercial port in DubaiDubaiDubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
. - Mina' Raysut, one of the deepest ports in OmanOmanOman , officially called the Sultanate of Oman , is an Arab state in southwest Asia on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by the United Arab Emirates to the northwest, Saudi Arabia to the west, and Yemen to the southwest. The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea on the...
. - Mina SeyahiMina SeyahiMina Seyahi refers to an area in the city of Dubai, UAE. The literal meaning of the phrase "Al Mina Al Seyahi" is "Port of Travellers"...
, an area in the city of DubaiDubaiDubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
. - Mina' ZayidMina' ZayidMina Zayid , is the commercial deep-water port that serves the city and Emirate of Abu Dhabi, located in the North-East section of Abu Dhabi....
, a commercial city that serves the city and the emirates of Abu DhabiAbu DhabiAbu Dhabi , literally Father of Gazelle, is the capital and the second largest city of the United Arab Emirates in terms of population and the largest of the seven member emirates of the United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi lies on a T-shaped island jutting into the Persian Gulf from the central western...
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Places
- Minas GeraisMinas GeraisMinas Gerais is one of the 26 states of Brazil, of which it is the second most populous, the third richest, and the fourth largest in area. Minas Gerais is the Brazilian state with the largest number of Presidents of Brazil, the current one, Dilma Rousseff, being one of them. The capital is the...
, one of the 26 states of BrazilBrazilBrazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. - Mina, Nuevo LeónMina, Nuevo LeónMina is town and municipality located at northwestern part of the northeastern Mexican state of Nuevo León. The population was 4,309 at the 2005 census. The municipality is part of a historical region called Valle de Salinas which was an administrative area of the New Kingdom of León during the...
, a municipality in Nuevo León, Mexico - Mina, IloiloMina, IloiloMina is a 5th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 18,096 people in 3,426 households. The 2010 population is estimated at 20,592, based on the 1.30% annual growth rate. The population consists of 4,403 households with...
, a municipality in Iloilo, Philippines - Mina, Saudi ArabiaMina, Saudi ArabiaMina is a location situated some 5 kilometres to the east of the Islamic holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. It stands on the road from Mecca's city centre to the Hill of Arafat....
- Mina, CaliforniaMina, CaliforniaMina is an unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California. It is located northeast of Spyrock, at an elevation of 1880 feet .A post office operated at Mina from 1914 to 1938....
- Mina, NevadaMina, NevadaMina is a small community in Mineral County in west-central Nevada on U.S. Route 95 at an elevation of . The 2010 population was 155.-History:...
- Mina, New YorkMina, New YorkMina is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, USA. The population was 1,176 at the 2000 census.The Town of Mina is at the western county border. The town is best known as a summer resort area...
- Mina RiverMina River-References:...
, in Timor, Indonesia- ElminaElminaElmina, is a town in the Central Region, situated on a south-facing bay on the Atlantic Ocean coast of Ghana, about 12 km west of Cape Coast...
, Ghana, a modern town which grew around the castle
- Elmina
Languages and peoples
- MeenasMeenasMeenas, Meena, Meenoat or Mina is a caste and community mainly found in Rajasthan, India. The name Mina is derived from Meen,meaning 'fish' in Sanskrit, and the Minas claim descent from the Matsya Avatar, or fish incarnation, of Vishnu.Meenas celebrate Meenesh Jayanti in the name of Vishnu on 3...
or Mina, a caste and community in Rajasthan, India - Mina language (India), a language spoken in Rajastan.
- Mina language (Cameroon)Mina language (Cameroon)The Mina language is spoken in Northern Cameroon. Another language of the same name is found in India. They are distinguished in ISO 639-3 by referring to this language as and to the other as...
, a language in Africa - Mina language (Togo) or Mina, the language of the Mina people in the southern TogoTogoTogo, officially the Togolese Republic , is a country in West Africa bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, on which the capital Lomé is located. Togo covers an area of approximately with a population of approximately...
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People
- MenesMenesMenes was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the early dynastic period, credited by classical tradition with having united Upper and Lower Egypt, and as the founder of the first dynasty ....
or Mina (fl. c. 3100 BC), legendary Egyptian ruler. - MinosMinosIn Greek mythology, Minos was a king of Crete, son of Zeus and Europa. Every year he made King Aegeus pick seven men and seven women to go to Daedalus' creation, the labyrinth, to be eaten by The Minotaur. After his death, Minos became a judge of the dead in Hades. The Minoan civilization of Crete...
, the legendary king of MinoanMinoan civilizationThe Minoan civilization was a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC. It was rediscovered at the beginning of the 20th century through the work of the British archaeologist Arthur Evans...
CreteCreteCrete is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, and one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. It forms a significant part of the economy and cultural heritage of Greece while retaining its own local cultural traits...
. - Saint MenasSaint MenasSaint Menas , the Martyr and Wonder-worker, is one of the most well-known Egyptian saints in the East and the West, due to the many miracles that are attributed to his intercession and prayers...
or St. Mina (fl. 3rd century AD), Coptic religious martyr. - Mina (singer)Mina (singer)Anna Maria Quaini, Grand Officer , known as Mina, is an Italian pop singer. She was a staple of Italian television variety shows and a dominant figure in Italian pop music from the mid-1960s to mid-1970s known for her three-octave vocal range, the agility of her soprano voice, and her image as an...
(born 1940), Italian singer - Shim MinaShim MinaShim Mina , known by her stage name, Mina , is a South Korean singer and dancer. She rose to fame at the World Cup in 2002, eventually deciding to become a K-pop singer.-Dancing career:...
or Mina (born 1972), Korean singer - Francisco Espoz y MinaFrancisco Espoz y MinaFrancisco Espoz y Mina was a Spanish guerrilla leader and general.He was born at Idocin in Navarre. His father, Juan Esteban Espoz y Mina, and his mother, Maria Teresa Hundain y Ardaiz, belonged to the class of yeomen. Mina remained working on the small family inheritance until 1808...
(1781–1836), a Spanish guerrilla leader and general
Fictional characters
- Mina HarkerMina HarkerWilhelmina "Mina" Harker is a fictional character in Bram Stoker's 1897 horror novel Dracula.- In the novel :She begins the story as Miss Mina Murray, a young school mistress who is engaged to Jonathan Harker, and best friends with Lucy Westenra...
, the main protagonist, and heroine in Bram Stoker's horror novel Dracula - Mina (Dragonlance), a herald of the One God in Dragonlance
- Minako AinoMinako Aino, is one of the central characters in the Sailor Moon metaseries. Her real name is , a cheerful schoolgirl who can transform into one of the series' specialized heroines, the Sailor Senshi....
or Mina, Sailor Venus in Sailor Moon - Seong Mina, Korean woman character in the Soul series
Other uses
- Mina (surname)Mina (surname)Mina is a surname.People bearing the name include:* Denise Mina, Scottish crime writer* Francisco Espoz y Mina, Spanish general, uncle of Francisco Javier Mina...
, a surname (and list of people with that name) - Mina (unit)Mina (unit)The mina is an ancient Near Eastern unit of weight equivalent to 60 shekels. The mina, like the shekel, was also a unit of currency; in ancient Greece it was equal to 100 drachmae. In the first century AD, it amounted to about a fourth of the wages earned annually by an agricultural worker...
, a unit of weight - Mina (TV series), a Korean drama
- Mina (drum)Mina (drum)The Mina drum is the largest of the drums that have origins in the Barlovento, Miranda region of Venezuela. They are used during the celebrations of St. John the Baptist and the Midsummer. It is a specialized form of the Cumaco drum...
, a Venezuelan drum - MINA (Multipurpose Infrastructure for Network Application), one of the Apache Software Foundation Projects
See also
- MinoaMinoaMinoa is the name of several bronze-age settlements in the Aegean coasts, in Corfu and in Sicily. The original meaning of the word remains unknown, but it seems that there is a strong connection with the mythic king of Crete Minos, during the bronze-age Minoan civilization which flourished in Crete...
- Meena (disambiguation)
- MenaMena-Biology:*Mena, one of three members of the Ena/Vasp homology proteins in mice*Mena , a genus of sea anemone-Geography:*MENA, an acronym for the "Middle East & North Africa" region**For coverage of the MENA revolutions see Arab Spring...
- Mene (disambiguation)Mene (disambiguation)Mene is a genus of fish.Mene may also refer to:*MV Mene, an Empire ship-See also:, a phrase in the writing on the wall from the Biblical book of Daniel*Mena *Mina...
- MynaMynaThe myna is a bird of the starling family . This is a group of passerine birds which occur naturally only in southern and eastern Asia...
, a bird - Nina (disambiguation)