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Sirajganj District

Sirajganj District (সিরাজগঞ্জ জেলা), a Rajshahi Division district of Bangladesh on the Jamuna River; made a full district in 1984 from Pabna; nine upazilas, about 3.36 million people, handloom and dairy economy.

Sirajgonj power station

Sirajgonj power station is a group of gas-fired combined cycle plants at Soydabad in Sirajganj District, Bangladesh, on the Jamuna River about 135 km northwest of Dhaka.

Sirajuddin Haqqani

Sirajuddin Haqqani (سراج الدين حقاني), son of Jalaluddin, heads the Haqqani Network, is a Taliban deputy leader and acting Interior Minister of the Islamic Emirate, once carrying a US$10 million bounty lifted in March 2025.

Siranudh Scott

Siranudh 'Psi' Scott (สิรณัฐ สก๊อต), born 1996, Thai-Scottish marine conservationist and fourth-generation Bhirombhakdi heir to the Singha beer empire; founder of Sea You Strong, endurance swimmer, and in 2026 accuser of his brother Sunit Scott of sexual abuse.

Siraphop Manithikhun (สิรภพ มานิธิคุณ)

Siraphop Manithikhun (สิรภพ มานิธิคุณ), nicknamed Net, is a Thai actor under DOMUNDI TV, born 1997. Known for King in Bed Friend, The Next Prince, Zomvivor, and the lead in Love Upon a Time (2026).

Sirara

Sirara, also written Siraran, was a city of Early Dynastic Lagash in southern Mesopotamia, seat of the E-Sirara temple of the goddess Nanshe, usually identified with Tell Zurghul in Iraq.

Sirasa Superstar

Sirasa Superstar is a Sri Lankan reality singing competition broadcast by Sirasa TV since 2005, adapted from American Idol and won by singers including Ajith Bandara and Pradeep Rangana.

Sirāt (صراط)

Sirāt (صراط) is a 2025 Spain-France road movie by Oliver Laxe, starring Sergi López, about a father and son searching Moroccan desert raves for a missing daughter. It won the ex-aequo Cannes Jury Prize and Cannes Soundtrack Award and earned 2026 Oscar nominations for Best International Feature and Best Sound.

Sirat al-Zir Salim

Sirat al-Zir Salim (سيرة الزير سالم), also called Sirat Zir Salim Abu Layla al-Muhalhil, is an Arabic folk epic telling of Zir Salim's revenge for his murdered brother Kulaib.

Sirat Antar

Sirat Antar (سيرة عنترة) is an Arabic popular epic built around ʿAntara ibn Shaddād, a 6th-century poet of the Muʿallaqāt, recounting his battles and his love for ʿAbla.

Sirat Bani Hilal

Sirat Bani Hilal (سيرة بني هلال, al-Sirah al-Hilaliyyah) is an Arabic oral epic telling of the Bani Hilal Bedouin tribe's tenth-century migration from Arabia to North Africa.

Sirat Dhat al-Himma

Sirat Dhat al-Himma (سيرة الأميرة ذات الهمة, Story of the Princess Possessor of Resolve) is an Arabic popular epic, the only long-standing one with a woman as its heroic figure.

Sirat Rasul Allah

Sirat Rasul Allah, 'The Life of the Messenger of God,' is the earliest surviving traditional biography of Muhammad, compiled for al-Mansur's heir al-Mahdi and preserved through Ibn Hisham's abridgment.

Sirat-un-Nabi

Sirat-un-Nabi (سیرت النبی, "Life of the Prophet") is a landmark multi-volume Urdu biography of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, begun by Shibli Nomani and completed by Syed Sulaiman Nadvi.

Sirdaryo power station

The Sirdaryo power station, also known as Syrdarya TPP, is a gas-fired thermal plant located in Shirin, Uzbekistan. Built 1972–1981, it is the largest facility in the country.

SirDavis

SirDavis is an American whisky brand founded by Beyoncé Knowles-Carter in partnership with Moët Hennessy and launched in 2024, named for her great-grandfather Davis Hogue, a Prohibition-era moonshiner; she became sole owner in 2026.

Sire Records

Sire Records, also Sire Productions, is an American label founded in 1966 by Seymour Stein and Richard Gottehrer, known for importing British acts and signing the Ramones, Talking Heads, and Madonna; owned by Warner Music Group.

Sireesha Bhagavatula

Sireesha Bhagavatula is an Indian playback singer from Andhra Pradesh who sings in Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi, known for "Ghodey Pe Sawaar" from Qala (2022).

Sireli Maqala

Sireli Maqala, born 2000 in Labasa, Fiji, is a Fijian rugby player who won sevens gold at Tokyo 2020 and plays outside centre for Bayonne in the Top 14.

Siren

Sirens (Greek Seirenes, Σειρῆνες) are Greek mythology's bird-bodied, woman-headed singers who lured sailors to death; Odysseus escaped them in Odyssey 12, and medieval bestiaries later reshaped them as fish-tailed mermaids.

Siren (2006 film)

Siren (サイレン, Sairen; Forbidden Siren) is a 2006 Japanese horror film directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi, based on the PS2 Siren games, starring Yui Ichikawa, released by Toho on February 11, 2006.

Siren (2024 film)

Siren (Tamil: சைரன்; certified Siren 108) is a 2024 Tamil action thriller, Antony Bhagyaraj's directorial debut, starring Jayam Ravi as an ambulance driver freed on parole after 14 years for his wife's murder; produced by Home Movie Makers, released 16 February 2024.

Siren (alarm)

A siren, also called a fire horn, is a loud warning device that makes sound mechanically or electronically, used on emergency vehicles and in outdoor community warning systems.

Siren (Roxy Music album)

Siren (1975) is the fifth studio album by English art rock band Roxy Music, produced by Chris Thomas at AIR Studios, led by the UK No. 2 single Love Is the Drug, their first US top-40 hit, with Jerry Hall on the cover; the last album before the band's first split.

Siren (TV series)

Siren (2018-2020) is a Freeform mermaid drama set in Bristol Cove, starring Eline Powell, Alex Roe, and Rena Owen; canceled after three seasons, noted for dark, predatory mermaids and ecological themes.

Siren (サイレン) (video game)

Siren (サイレン), aka Forbidden Siren, is a 2003 PS2 survival horror game by Project Siren/Japan Studio, directed by Keiichiro Toyama, set in the cursed village of Hanuda and known for its sightjacking mechanic.

Siren Sundby

Siren Sundby (born 1982) is a Norwegian sailor, Olympic gold medalist in the Europe dinghy at Athens 2004, two-time Europe world champion (2003, 2004), 2003 ISAF World Sailor of the Year, later a Capgemini executive.

Siren: Survive the Island (사이렌: 불의 섬)

Siren: Survive the Island (사이렌: 불의 섬) is a 2023 Korean Netflix reality competition in which 24 women in six profession-based teams (police, firefighter, guard, soldier, athlete, stunt) play capture-the-flag survival on an island; no prize money, no season 2.

Siren's Curse

Siren's Curse is a steel tilt roller coaster at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, opened in 2025 as the first tilt coaster in North America.

Siren's Kiss (세이렌의 키스)

Siren's Kiss (세이렌, Seiren) is a 2026 tvN Korean romantic thriller, 12 episodes, March 2 to April 7, 2026, starring Park Min-young and Wi Ha-jun; a remake of Fuji TV's 1999 Koori no Sekai, streaming on TVING and Prime Video.