BIR

BIR is an abbreviation for:

• Binary Independence Retrieval, a term from the field of information retrieval
• German License Plate for the district of Birkenfeld
• Burma, an Olympic country code
• Bureau of Intelligence and Research, a U.S. news service

BIR as distinguishing signs on license plate:

• Germany: Landkreis Birkenfeld

Bir stands for:

• Another way of writing the Indian city of Beed
• One belonging to the Bhutas spirit or demon in India
• Arabic: Fountain ( بر ) as part of place names Bir Haddada, city in the province of Sétif in Algeria
• Bir Moghrein, place in northern Mauritania
• Bir Salem, former Arabic name for the current location Netzer Sereni in Israel
• Bir Tawil, the border area between Egypt and Sudan

• Village in the Ukraine, Lviv Oblast, Rajon Zolochiv, see Bir ( Kozelets )
• Village in the Ukraine, Rivne Oblast, Rajon Saritschne, see Bir ( Saritschne )
• Village in the Ukraine, Chernihiv Oblast, Rajon Kozelets, see Bir ( Kozelets )

Bir is the name of:

• Apurba Kishore Bir, Indian cinematographer and film director

See also:

• Bhir
• Beer
• Birr

• Disambiguation
• Abbreviation