Minas or MINAS may refer to: People with the given name Minas Menas of Ethiopia (died 1563) Saint Menas (Minas, 285–309) Minias of Florence (Minas, Miniato, died 250) Minas Alozidis (born 1984), Greek hurdler Minas Avetisyan (1928–1975) Minas Hantzidis (born 1966), Greek footballer Minas Hadjimichael (born 1956), Permanent Representative to the United Nations for Cyprus Minas Hatzisavvas (1948–2015), Greek actor Minas of Aksum, 6th-century bishop People with the surname Minas Iskouhi Minas (1884–1951), French poet and writer of Armenian descent. Places Minas Gerais, Brazil Minas, Uruguay Minas Department, Córdoba, Argentina Minas Department, Neuquén, Argentina Minas, Cuba, a municipality in Cuba Minas, Iran, a village in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran Minas Basin in Nova Scotia Les Mines, a former Acadian community on the shores of the Minas Basin (called Minas or Mines in English) Other uses Mina (unit), an ancient Near Eastern unit of weight, and hence, also unit of currency Minas (band), an American bossa nova band Minas cheese Minas Tênis Clube, a social and sports club from Belo Horizonte, Brazil MINAS, a biochemistry database Minas, a Cablebús station in Mexico City Mina (Sikhism), a sect of Sikhism Minas Tirith, fictional city in Lord of the Rings See also Mina (disambiguation)