What is "daira"

Daira \Da"["i]*ra\ (d[aum]"[-e]*r[aum]), n. [Turk. daire circuit, department, fr. Ar. da["i]rah circle.] Any of several valuable estates of the Egyptian khedive or his family. The most important are the Da"i*ra Sa"ni*eh (s[aum]"n[i^]*[e^]), or Da"i*ra Sa"ni*yeh, and the Da"i*ra Khas"sa, administered by the khedive's European bondholders, and known collectively as the Daira, or the Daira estates.

A daïra ( circle; plural dawaïr) is an administrative division of a wilaya in Algeria and in Western Sahara. Another transliteration of the word is Daerah.

• Daïra of Algeria
• Daïra of Western Sahara

Daira may refer to:

• Daïra, a country subdivision of a wilaya in Algeria and in Western Sahara
• Da'ira (talisman), a circular talisman used in Bábism
• Daira (also Daeira), the name of one of the Oceanids in Greek mythology
• Daira (genus), a genus of crabs in the family Dairidae
• Alternative spelling of Dayereh, Dayra or Dajre