Dara (disambiguation)
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Dara is a given name in several languages.
Dara, Daraa, or DARA may also refer to:
Geography
[edit]Africa
[edit]- Dar'a, region in northern Ethiopia
- Dara (woreda), region in southern Ethiopia
Asia
[edit]- Dara (Mesopotamia), an archeological site in Mardin province, Turkey
- Dara, Iran, a village in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran
- Daraa Governorate, province of Syria
- Daraa, capital city of the Daraa Governorate
Europe
[edit]- Dara, Greece, community in Arcadia, Greece
- Dara, a village in Pietroasele Commune, Buzău County, Romania
- Dara, a village in Dorolț Commune, Satu Mare County, Romania
- Daranak, Armenia, also called Dara
Film and entertainment
[edit]- Dara (film), a 2007 Indonesian short film
- Macabre (film), a 2009 Indonesian film based on the short film Dara
- Dara of Jasenovac a Serbian historical drama film
- Dara (game) West African strategy game
People
[edit]- Dara clan, a clan of Jats in India
- Sandara Park, South Korean singer, actress and television presenter known as Dara
- Nicoleta Dara (born Nicoleta Darabană, 1993), Moldovan pop singer known as Dara
- Dara (Bulgarian singer), Bulgarian recording artist
- Dara (wrestler) (born 1969), Japanese professional wrestler known as Kaoru
First name
[edit]- Dara Murphy (born 1969), Irish politician
- Dara Nusserwanji Khurody (1906–1983), Indian dairy entrepreneur
- Dara Ó Briain (born 1972), Irish comedian and television presenter
- Dara Reneé, (born 2000), American actress
- Dara Shikoh, eldest son of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan
- Dara Singh, Indian actor and wrestler
- Dara Torres (born 1967), American Olympic swimming champion
- Darashaw Nosherwan Wadia (1883–1969), Indian geologist
- Dara Khosrowshahi (born 1969), businessman and CEO of Uber
Family name
[edit]- Chan Dara (born 1986), Cambodian footballer
- Daoyod Dara (born 1954), Thai-Vietnamese football player
- DJ Dara (Darragh Guilfoyle), Irish drum and bass DJ in America
- Dur-e Najaf Dara (born 1945), Australian restaurateur
- Eszter Dara (born 1990), Hungarian swimmer
- Evan Dara, American novelist
- Isavella Dara, Greek and French model and beauty contestant
- Kazi Abdul Wadud Dara, Bangladeshi politician
- Olu Dara (born Charles Jones III, 1941) American cornetist, guitarist, and singer
- Sofia Dara (born 1963), Greek swimmer
- Virak Dara (born Kim Hiek, 1947), Cambodian actress
Other uses
[edit]- Dara (fish), a West African species of grunt Parakuhlia macropthalma
- Dara River (disambiguation)
- Dara Academy, a school in Thailand
- MV Dara, an ocean liner
- Decreasing absolute risk aversion
Acronyms
[edit]- DARA International, non-profit organization working to improve development aid and humanitarian aid
- Defence Aviation Repair Agency, in the United Kingdom
- Deutsche Agentur für Raumfahrtangelegenheiten, an agency that was merged into the German Aerospace Center
See also
[edit]- Darragh, Irish name
- Darius (disambiguation), English variant of the Persian "Dara"