Ara may refer to:

Biology

* ''Ara'' (bird), a genus of parrots * Ara (fish) (''Niphon spinosus''), a species of fish *

L-arabinose operon The L-arabinose operon, also called the ''ara'' or ''araBAD'' operon, is an operon required for the breakdown of the five-carbon sugar L-arabinose in ''Escherichia coli''. The L-arabinose operon contains three structural genes: ''araB'', ''araA'', ...

, also known as ara

Places

Ara (mountain) Mount Ara ( hy, Արա լեռ, ''Ara leř'') is a polygenetic stratovolcanic cone in Armenia's Kotayk Province. The town of Zoravan and a nearby church, Gharghavank, are located along the mountain's lower slopes. The town of Yeghvard is below the ...

, a mountain in Armenia * Ara, Armenia, a village in Armenia *

Ara, Bihar Arrah (also transliterated as Ara) is a city and a municipal corporation in Bhojpur district (formerly known as Shahabad district) in the Indian state of Bihar. It is the headquarters of Bhojpur district, located near the confluence of the Ga ...

, a city in India * Ara, Ramgarh, a town in Jharkhand, India *

Ara, Ranchi Ara Gate is a census town in the Namkum CD block in the Ranchi Sadar subdivision of the Ranchi district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Geography Location Ara is located at . Area overview The map alongside shows a part of the Ranchi plat ...

, a town in Jharkhand, India * Ara, Iran, a village in Iran *

'Ara Ara ( he, עָרָה; ar, عاره) is a village in the Haifa District in northern Israel, located in the Wadi Ara valley. Since 1985, 'Ara has been part of the Ar'ara local council (Israel), local council. It is located north of highway 65 (Isra ...

, a village in Israel *

Ara (lake) Ara is a lake in the municipality of Aremark in Viken county, Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of t ...

, a lake in Norway * Arakawa River (disambiguation), also known as Ara, several rivers in Japan *

River Ara The River Ara (; ga, An Ára) is a river in County Tipperary, Ireland. Name The Ara (sometimes spelled ''Arra'') takes its name from the ancient territory of Ara (Aradh, Tir Arad, Dál Cairbri Arad) in which it is found, ruled by the Ó Donn ...

, Ireland

People

Given name

Ara the Beautiful Ara the Handsome ( hy, Արա Գեղեցիկ ''Ara Gełec‘ik'') is a semi-legendary Armenian hero and king. Ara is notable in Armenian literature for the popular legend in which he was so handsome that the Assyrian queen Semiramis waged war agai ...

, a legendary Armenian hero *

Ara Ball Ara Ball is a Canadian film director and screenwriter from Quebec. He is most noted as a two-time Prix Jutra/Prix Iris nominee for Best Live Action Short Film, receiving nominations at the 16th Jutra Awards in 2014 for '' Hurricane Boy Fuck You Tab ...

, Canadian film director *

Ara Bartlett Ara Bartlett (born Bethany, Pennsylvania, 1825 – died Harper, Kansas, November 17, 1883) was an American lawyer and judge who was the second Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Dakota Territory. Bartlett moved to Kankakee, Illinois in 185 ...

(fl. 1825–1880), American lawyer and judge *

Ara Dinkjian Ara Dinkjian ( hy, Արա Տինքճեան; born June 18, 1958) is an Armenian-American musician. He is the founder of the band Night Ark. Dinkjian is considered one of the top oud players in the world, his compositions have been recorded in thir ...

(born 1958), Armenian oud player and composer *

Go Ara Go Ara (; born February 11, 1990) is a South Korean actress and model. She is best known for starring in the television series ''Sharp'' (2003), ''Heading to the Ground'' (2009), ''Reply 1994'' (2013), ''You're All Surrounded'' (2014), '' Hwara ...

(born 1990), South Korean actress and model *

Ara Parseghian Ara Raoul Parseghian (; hy, Արա Ռաուլ Պարսեղյան; May 21, 1923 – August 2, 2017) was an American football player and coach who guided the University of Notre Dame to national championships in 1966 and 1973. He is noted for bri ...

(1923–2017), American football player and coach *

Yoo Ara Yoo Ara (born September 26, 1992) is a South Korean singer and actress, known for her work as a former member of the South Korean girl group Hello Venus. Career Pre-debut Ara was part of a training program, called 'Pre-School Girls', that wo ...

(born 1992), South Korean singer and dancer; leader of the girl group Hello Venus *

Ara Guler ARA may refer to: Media and the arts * American-Romanian Academy of Arts and Sciences * '' Artistička Radna Akcija'', compilation album released in former Yugoslavia * Associate of the Royal Academy, denoting membership in the British Royal Acad ...

(1928-2018), Armenian-Turkish photojournalist *Ara, a diminutive of the Russian feminine given name Avrora (a form of

Aurora An aurora (plural: auroras or aurorae), also commonly known as the polar lights, is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions (around the Arctic and Antarctic). Auroras display dynamic patterns of bri ...

) *

Ara Spence Ara Spence (February 26, 1793 – May 27, 1866)Leslie P. Dryden, ''Dryden Family & Descendants'' (1999), p. 52.''Maryland: A Guide to the Old Line State'' (1976), p. 445. was a justice of the Maryland Court of Appeals from 1835 to 1851. Born in W ...

(1793–1866), Justice of the Maryland Court of Appeals

Surname

Arilena Ara Arilena Ara (; born 17 July 1998) is an Albanian singer and television presenter. Ara rose to national recognition in Albania, upon her victory at X Factor Albania in 2013. After her participation in the 18th edition of the music contest , her ...

(born 1998), Albanian singer also known mononymously as Arilena *

Guido Ara Guido Ara (; 28 August 1888 – 2 July 1975) was an Italian association footballer and manager who played as a midfielder. Club career Hailing from Vercelli in the region of Piedmont, Ara is most noted for his entire playing career at his homet ...

(1888–1975), Italian association football player *

Rachel Ara Rachel Ara (born 1965, Jersey) is a London-based contemporary British conceptual and data artist. Overview Ara was originally a computer programmer. She then studied for a Fine Art BA degree at Goldsmiths, University of London. Ara is an elec ...

(born 1965), British conceptual and data artist *

Seiji Ara Seiji Ara (荒聖治; Ara Seiji) (born May 5, 1974 in Chiba, Japan) is a Japanese race car driver. He was the winner of the 24-hour Le Mans race in 2004, driving an Audi R8. In the same year he also raced in the Le Mans Endurance Series and Ja ...

(born 1974), Japanese race car driver *

Zinat Ara Zinat Ara (born 15 March 1953) is a Bangladeshi justice of the Appellate Division. Early life and education Ara was born on 15 March 1953. Her father's name is H.M.R. Siddiqui and mother's name is Begum Ayesha Siddiqui. She passed her LLB and L ...

(born 1953), Bangladeshi justice

Media

* ''Ara'' (film), a 2008 Turkish drama directed by Ümit Ünal * ''Ara'' (newspaper), a Catalan-language daily newspaper from Barcelona *"Ara", a song by Brymo from ''

The Son of a Kapenta ''The Son of a Kapenta'' (abbreviated as ''SOAK'') is the second studio album by Nigerian singer Brymo. It was released by Chocolate City on November 15, 2012. Recorded in English and Yoruba, the album combines elements of fuji music with contempo ...

'' *''Ara'', Zeynep Bastık's Turkish cover of " Paro" by Nej'

Other uses

Ara (constellation) Ara (Latin for "the Altar") is a southern constellation between Scorpius, Telescopium, Triangulum Australe, and Norma. It was (as grc, Βωμός, Bōmǒs, , label=none) one of the Greek bulk (namely 48) described by the 2nd-century astronome ...

* Ara (goddess), a Mesopotamian goddess * A'ra, a pre-Islamic Arabian god *

Ara (drink) Ara, or Arag, ( Tibetan and Dzongkha: ཨ་རག་; Wylie: ''a-rag''; "alcohol, liquor") is a traditional alcoholic beverage consumed in Bhutan. Ara is made from native high-altitude tolerant barley, rice, maize, millet, or wheat, and may be ...

, traditional Bhutanese wine *ISO 639-2 and -3 language codes for

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C ...

Ara Institute of Canterbury Ara Institute of Canterbury, often simply referred to as Ara, is an institute of technology in Canterbury, New Zealand. It was formed in 2016 from the merger of Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology (CPIT) and Aoraki Polytechnic. Ara ...

, Christchurch, New Zealand *

Project Ara Project Ara was a modular smartphone project under development by Google. The project was originally headed by the Advanced Technology and Projects team within Motorola Mobility while it was a Google subsidiary. Google retained the ATAP group whe ...

, a modular phone initiative by Google