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{{wiktionary|Tara|tara}} '''Tara''' may refer to: {{TOC right}} ==Arts and entertainment== ===Film and television=== *[[Tara (1992 film)|''Tara'' (1992 film)]], an Indian film directed by Bijaya Jena *[[Tara (2001 film)|''Tara'' (2001 film)]], an American film, also known as ''Hood Rat'', directed by Leslie Small *[[Tara (2010 film)|''Tara'' (2010 film)]], a Bengali film directed by Bratyo Basu *[[Tara (2013 film)|''Tara'' (2013 film)]], an Indian film directed by Kumar Raj *[[Tara (TV series)|''Tara'' (TV series)]], soap opera that aired on Zee TV *TARA, acronym for ''[[The Amazing Race Asia]]'', a reality game show on the AXN network **Acronym for ''[[The Amazing Race Australia]]'', a reality game show on Network Ten ===Music=== *[[T-ara]], a South Korean girl group *[[Tara Music]], a label featuring traditional Irish music *[[Tara (Absu album)|''Tara'' (Absu album)]] *[[Tara (song)|"Tara" (song)]], a song on Moya Brennan's 2003 album ''Two Horizons'' *[[Tara (Yano album)|''Tara'' (Yano album)]] * "Tara", a song by Roxy Music on the 1982 album [[Avalon (Roxy Music album)|''Avalon'' (Roxy Music album)]] ===Fictional settings=== *[[Tara (plantation)]], fictional home of Scarlett O'Hara in ''Gone with the Wind'' *Tara, a planet, setting of the ''Doctor Who'' serial ''[[The Androids of Tara]]'' *Tara, a fictional town, the setting for the 1970 film ''[[The Spider's Stratagem]]'' ==Biology== *[[Tara (plant)|''Tara'' (plant)]], a genus of legumes *[[Tara (spider)|''Tara'' (spider)]], a genus of jumping spiders *[[Tara tree]] (''Caesalpitarania spinosa''), native to Peru *Tara, a Malagasy name for the shrub ''[[Lemuropisum edule]]'' *Tara, a theoretical founding ancestor of [[Haplogroup T (mtDNA)|Haplogroup T]] *A ''Vitis rotundifolia'' [[List of grape varieties|grape variety]] *Tara, [[Māori language|Māori]] for the [[White-fronted tern]] ''(Sterna striata)'' *Tara, a Chinese name for ''[[Calamus erectus]]'' ==Companies and media== *''[[Țara]]'', a newspaper from the Republic of Moldova *[[Tara Air]], a Nepalese airline <!--duplicated because it comes under more than one section--> *[[Tara International]], Indian marketer for Tara Green Auto *[[Tara Labs]], a manufacturer of high-end audio products *[[Tara Muzik]], a defunct Indian Bengali music channel *[[Tara Newz]], a defunct Indian Bengali news channel *[[Tara Television]] (or Tara TV), an Irish cable and satellite channel ==People== *[[Şarık Tara]] (1930–2018), Turkish billionaire and former captain of industry *[[Tara (Assamese actress)]], former Indian film actress *[[Tara (given name)]], including a list of people and fictional characters *[[Tara (Kannada actress)]], stage name of Indian actress and politician Anuradha *[[Tara (wrestler)]], ring name of professional wrestler Lisa Marie Varon *Tara the Southern Belle, a member of the Southern Belles tag-team from the [[Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling]] ==Places== ===Natural features<span class="anchor" id="Rivers"></span>=== *[[Tara (Drina)]], a river in Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, a tributary of the Drina *[[Tara (Irtysh)]], a river in Russia (in Novosibirsk and Omsk Oblasts), a tributary of the Irtysh *Tara, an older name for the river [[Tragus (river)|Tragus]], in Greece (in Arcadia) *[[Tara, Saga]], town, mountain and mountain range in Japan (in Saga Prefecture)<!--deliberately listed twice --> *[[Tara Mountain]], Serbia *[[Tara National Park]], Serbia *Tara Island, [[Sulu Archipelago]], Philippines *[[Tara Hill, County Wexford]], Ireland, a hill and a village *[[Hill of Tara]], County Meath, Ireland, a ritual site of ancient high kings of Ireland *[[Salar de Tara]], a salt pan in Chile *[[5863 Tara]], an asteroid ===Populated places=== ====Africa==== *[["Tara", Cairo]], a squatted villa on Gezira Island, Cairo, Egypt, made notorious by its SOE occupants during World War II *[[Tara, Zambia]], a village in the Southern Province of Zambia *[[Tara Subcounty]], a region in Maracha District, Uganda ====Asia==== *[[Tara, Iran]], a village in Mazandaran Province *[[Tara, Nepal]], a village in Baglung District in the Dhawalagiri Zone of central Nepal *[[Tara, Russia]], several inhabited localities *[[Tara, Saga]], a town, mountain, and mountain range in Saga Prefecture, Japan<!--deliberately listed twice --> ====Australia==== *Tara, Northern Territory, a locality in the [[Barkly Region]] *[[Tara, Queensland]], a town *[[Tara County, New South Wales]] *[[Shire of Tara]], Queensland ====Europe==== *[[Hill of Tara]], an ancient site in County Meath, Republic of Ireland *Tara, County Down, a townland in the civil parish of [[Witter (civil parish)|Witter]], County Down, Northern Ireland *Tara, County Offaly, a townland in the civil parish of [[Durrow, County Offaly (civil parish)|Durrow]], barony of Ballycowan, Republic of Ireland ====North America==== *[[Tara, Florida]], United States, an unincorporated area *[[Tara, Ontario]], village in Canada *[[Tara Hills, California]], a CDP *[[Tara Township, Minnesota (disambiguation)]], several places in the United States ==Religion== *In Hinduism: ** [[Tara (Mahavidya)]], a Tantric goddess ** [[Tara (Ramayana)]], the wife of the monkey king Vali ** [[Tara (Hindu goddess)]], the wife of Brihaspati *[[Tara (Buddhism)]], a tantric meditation deity in Tibetan Buddhism *Tara, a sea goddess in [[Polynesian mythology]] *[[Tara (mythology)]], a name of one of the Hesperides attested on a vase ==Schools== *[[Tara Anglican School for Girls]], North Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia *[[Tara High School]], Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States *[[Tara Institute]], a Tibetan Buddhist center in Melbourne, Australia ==Titles== *[[Baron Brabazon of Tara]], a UK title *[[Baron Tara]], an Irish title *[[Kingship of Tara]], a title in ancient Ireland *[[Viscount Tara]], an Irish title ==Transportation== *[[Tara Air]], a Nepalese airline <!--duplicated because it comes under more than one section--> *''Tara'', an oceanic research vessel used for the [[Tara expedition]] *[[Tara Field]], an airport in Georgia, United States *[[Tara Station]], a railway station in Saga Prefecture, Japan *[[Tara Street]], a major traffic route in Dublin, Ireland *[[Tara Street railway station]] in Dublin, Ireland *[[IKCO Tara]], a car ==Other uses== *[[Đurđevića Tara Bridge]], a bridge over the Tara River in northern Montenegro *[[CFP franc#Tārā|Tārā]], Tahitian slang for 5 CFP francs *[[Tara (cat)]], a family cat who saved a four-year-old boy from a dog attack *[[Tara (Northern Ireland)]], a loyalist group *[[Tara, Chertsey]], a house in Surrey, UK, previously the home of drummer Keith Moon *[[Tara Brooch]], an artifact from Ireland *[[Tara Foundation]], a charity for transgender people *[[Tara Hurdle]], a horse race in Ireland *[[Tara Mine]], a zinc and lead mine near Navan, County Meath, Ireland *[[Tara Theatre]], an art house movie theater in Atlanta named after the plantation in ''Gone With the Wind'' *[[Timed antagonistic response alethiometer]], a type of lie detection technique *Tāra, Māori language name for [[New Zealand dollar]] *[[Yugoslav submarine Nebojša|Yugoslav submarine ''Nebojša'']], or ''Tara'', a submarine of the Yugoslav Navy ==See also== *[[Battle of Tara (disambiguation)]], a number of battles *[[Golden Tara]], a Majapahit period (Indonesia) gold image of a Hindu goddess *[[Hurricane Tara (disambiguation)]], three tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific Ocean *{{in title}} *[[Taras (disambiguation)]] *Taara or [[Tharapita]], a god in Estonian mythology *[[Terah]], a biblical figure *[[Tera (disambiguation)]] *[[Terra (disambiguation)]] {{Disambiguation|geo|surname|hndis}}
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