Baraka or Barakah may refer to: *

Berakhah In Judaism, a ''berakhah'', ''bracha'', ', ' ( he, בְּרָכָה; pl. , ''berakhot'', '; "benediction," "blessing") is a formula of blessing or thanksgiving, recited in public or private, usually before the performance of a commandment, or th ...

or Baraka, in Judaism, a blessing usually recited during a ceremony *

Barakah In Islam, ''Barakah'' or ''Baraka'' ( ar, بركة "blessing") is a blessing power, a kind of continuity of spiritual presence and revelation that begins with God and flows through that and those closest to God. Baraka can be found within physic ...

or Baraka, in Islam, the beneficent force from God that flows through the physical and spiritual spheres * Baraka, full ''ḥabbat al-barakah'', a.k.a. ''

Nigella sativa ''Nigella sativa'' (black caraway, also known as black cumin, nigella, kalonji or siyahdaneh) is an annual flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to eastern Europe (Bulgaria and Romania) and Western Asia (Cyprus, Turkey, Iran and Ir ...

'', a spice with purported health benefits

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Baraka, Democratic Republic of the Congo Baraka also called "bala'a" is a town in the eastern Congolese province of South Kivu, on Lake Tanganyika. This is the main town of the Fizi Territory. Its population in late 2014 was around 120,000 and predominantly Swahili and Ebembe speak ...

, a town in the eastern Congolese province of Sud-Kivu on Lake Tanganyika. * Baraka, Gabon, a site where American missionaries from New England established a mission in 1842 on what is now

Libreville Libreville is the capital and largest city of Gabon. Occupying in the northwestern province of Estuaire, Libreville is a port on the Komo River, near the Gulf of Guinea. As of the 2013 census, its population was 703,904. The area has been inh ...

Baraka School The Baraka School was a small education program that took at-risk 12-year-old boys from the Baltimore public school system to the Kenyan outback for two years to live and study. The school was located in Laikipia District and the program began in ...

, an educational program in Kenya, featured in the film ''The Boys of Baraka'' * Baraka, the local nickname for

Barakaldo Barakaldo ( es, Baracaldo; eu, Barakaldo ) is a municipality located in the Biscay province in the Basque Country. Located on the Left Bank of the Estuary of Bilbao, the city is part of Greater Bilbao, has a population at 100,881. Barakaldo ha ...

, Spain *

Baraka River The Barka River ( ar, نهر بركة ''nahr Baraka'') is a tributary river that flows from the Eritrean Highlands to the plains of Sudan. With a length of over 640 km, it rises just outside Asmara and flows in a northwestern direction throu ...

, Eritrea and Sudan *

Har Brakha Har Brakha ( he, הַר בְּרָכָה, ''lit.'' Mount fBlessing) is an Israeli settlement located on the southern ridge of Mount Gerizim at an elevation of above sea level, in the West Bank's Samarian mountains, near the Palestinian city ...

, an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, Palestinian territories * Barakeh, Hama, Syria

People

Ajamu Baraka Ajamu Sibeko Baraka ( ; born October 25, 1953) is an American political activist. In 2016, he was the Green Party nominee for Vice President of the United States on the ballot in 45 states and received 1,457,216 votes (1.07% of the popular vote). ...

(born 1953), human rights activist and 2016 candidate for Vice President of the United States *

Amiri Baraka Amiri Baraka (born Everett Leroy Jones; October 7, 1934 – January 9, 2014), previously known as LeRoi Jones and Imamu Amear Baraka, was an American writer of poetry, drama, fiction, essays and music criticism. He was the author of numerous bo ...

(1934–2014), American writer *

Ras J. Baraka Ras Jua Baraka (born April 9, 1970) is an American educator, author, and politician who is the 40th and current Mayor of Newark, New Jersey. He was previously a member of the Municipal Council of Newark and the principal of the city's Central H ...

(born 1970), American politician and current mayor of Newark, New Jersey *

Al-Said Barakah Al-Said Barakah (1260–1280; original name: Muhammed Barakah Qan ( ar, محمد بركة قان), royal name: al-Malik al-Said Nasir al-Din Barakah () was a Mamluk Sultan who ruled from 1277 to 1279 after the death of his father Baibars. His ...

(1260–1280), Mamluk Sultan *

Barack Obama, Sr. Barack Hussein Obama Sr. (; 18 June 1934 – 24 November 1982) was a Kenyan senior governmental economist and the father of Barack Obama, the List of presidents of the United States, 44th president of the United States. He is a central figure o ...

(1934–1982), born Baraka Obama, Kenyan father of U.S. President Barack Obama * Baraka bint Thaʿlaba, known as

Umm Ayman Baraka bint Thaʿlaba ( ar, بَـرَكَـة بنت ثَعلَبَة), commonly known by her kunya Umm Ayman ( ar, أمّ أيمن, links=no), was an early Muslim and companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. She was an Abyssinian slave o ...

, female companion of Muhammad

Media

* ''Baraka'' (film), a 1992 experimental documentary film by Ron Fricke * ''Baraka'' (novel), a 1983 novel by John Ralston Saul * Baraka (''Mortal Kombat''), a fictional character in the ''Mortal Kombat'' series * ''Baraka'' (album), a 1997 album by DKV Trio * ''Barakah'' (album), a 2016 album by Sami Yusuf

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Al-Barakah (ISIL administrative district) , native_name_lang = , settlement_type = Administrative district (former province) of the Islamic State , image_skyline = , image_alt = Logo of al-Barakah (ISIL adminis ...

, a self-proclaimed district and former province *, an ethno-jazz collective, from Riga, Latvia *

Barakah nuclear power plant The Barakah nuclear power plant ( ar, محطة براكة للطاقة النووية) is the United Arab Emirates' first nuclear power station, the first nuclear power station in the Arabian Peninsula, the second in the Persian Gulf region and ...

, in the United Arab Emirates * ''barakaši'', a name the party founders of the

Croatian Democratic Union The Croatian Democratic Union ( hr, Hrvatska demokratska zajednica, lit=Croatian Democratic Community, HDZ) is the major conservative, centre-right political party in Croatia. It is one of the two major contemporary political parties in Croa ...

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