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Vara Raturi
Vara or VARA may refer to: Geography * Vara (river), in Liguria, Italy *Vara Parish, former municipality in Tartu County, Estonia *Vara, Estonia, village in Peipsiääre Parish, Tartu County, Estonia * Vara Municipality, municipality in western Sweden **Vara, Sweden, town in Sweden *Batterie Vara, former German coastal fortress near Kristiansand, Norway, now Kristiansand Cannon Museum * Las Varas (other), several places People with the surname *Armando Vara (born 1954), Portuguese politician *Julián Vara (born 1983), Spanish footballer * Kathy Vara, American television anchor * Shailesh Vara, British Conservative Party politician Films * ''Vara'' (film), a 2013 Kannada film starring Nidhi Subbaiah * '' Vara: A Blessing'', a 2013 Bhutanese film by Khyentse Norbu Other uses *Vara, a seldom used Spanish and Portuguese unit of length ** Portuguese customary units **Spanish customary units *Vara, a variety of the Central Banda language of the Central African Republic * Vara, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vara (river)
The Vara is a river of the Province of La Spezia in Liguria, north-west Italy. Geography The river runs through Varese Ligure, Brugnato, Borghetto di Vara and Castiglione di Vara. At it is the longest river in Liguria. The main source of the river is on Monte Zatta; for much of its course it flows in a southeasterly direction, parallel to the Riviera di levante, in the valley which takes its name: the Val di Vara. The river flows into the Magra, as a right tributary, at Fornola within the commune of Santo Stefano di Magra. History The ''Département du Vara'' or ''Dipartimento del Vara'' of Ligurian Republic The Ligurian Republic ( it, Repubblica Ligure, lij, Repubbrica Ligure) was a French client republic formed by Napoleon on 14 June 1797. It consisted of the old Republic of Genoa, which covered most of the Ligurian region of Northwest Italy, and ... took its name at the end of the 18th century from the river. References Rivers of Italy Rivers of Liguria Rive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |