Katra means

caravanserai A caravanserai (or caravansary; ) was a roadside inn where travelers ( caravaners) could rest and recover from the day's journey. Caravanserais supported the flow of commerce, information and people across the network of trade routes covering ...

(roadside inn) in Arabic and Persian. Katra may also refer to:

Places

Bangladesh

Katra (Dhaka) Katra or Katara is the name given to caravanserai inns in Bengal. The Bara Katra ("greater katra") and Chhota Katra ("lesser katra") refers to two magnificent Mughal katras in Dhaka, Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's ...

, caravanserai inns in Bengal **

Bara Katra Bara Katra ( bn, বড় কাটরা; Great Caravanserai) is one of the oldest historical and architectural monuments in Dhaka. The word Katra may have originated from Arabic word Katara which means colonnaded building. 'Katra/ katara' in ...

("greater katra"), a historical katra in Dhaka **

Chhota Katra Chhota Katra ( bn, ছোট কাটারা; ''Small Katra'') is one of two Katras built during Mughal's regime in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was constructed in 1663 by Subahdar Shaista Khan. It is on Hakim Habibur Rahman lane on the bank of the ...

("lesser katra"), a historical katra in Dhaka

India

Katras Katras (also known as Katrasgarh) is a neighbourhood in Dhanbad City in Dhanbad Sadar Subdivision in the Jharkhand state, India. Geography Location Katras is located at . It has an average elevation of 201 metres (659 feet). Note ...

, a town in Jharkhand, India * Katra, Jammu and Kashmir or Vaishno Devi, a small town in Jammu and Kashmir * Katra, Allahabad, a locality/township in Uttar Pradesh * Katra, Gonda, a town and a nagar panchayat in Uttar Pradesh * Katra Gulab Singh, a town and regional market in Uttar Pradesh * Katra Medniganj, a town and a nagar panchayat in Uttar Pradesh * Katra, Shahjahanpur, a town and a nagar panchayat in Uttar Pradesh *

Katra Masjid The Katra Masjid is a former caravanserai, mosque and the tomb of Nawab Murshid Quli Khan. It was built between 1723 and 1724. It is one of the largest caravanserais in the Indian subcontinent. It was built during the 18th century, when the ear ...

, a mosque and tomb in Murshidabad, West Bengal

Iran

* Katra, Iran, a city in Fars Province, also known by several other names including Korehi * Katra, Mazandaran, a village in Mazandaran Province *

Katra Rural District Katra Rural District ( fa, دهستان كترا) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in Nashta District, Tonekabon County, Mazandaran Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a cou ...

, an administrative subdivision of Mazandaran Province

Lithuania

* Katra, Lithuania, a village in Alytus County * Katra or

Kotra KOTRA (Korea Trade Promotion Corporation initially, Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency since 1995) is a state-funded trade and investment promotion organization operated by the Government of South Korea.Katra Sambili, Kenyan writer, thinker and poet *

Katra Solopuro Katra is a Finnish symphonic metal band founded by vocalist . Members Katra Anniina Solopuro (born 10 August 1984 in Tampere, Finland) has been studying piano since the age of 6. At 14 she switched to voice lessons. Today she studies singing ...

(born 1984), Finnish vocalist and founder of the band Katra * Katra Zajc (born 1967), Slovenian alpine skier

Other uses

Katra (band) Katra is a Finnish symphonic metal band founded by vocalist . Members Katra Anniina Solopuro (born 10 August 1984 in Tampere, Finland) has been studying piano since the age of 6. At 14 she switched to voice lessons. Today she studies singing ...

, a Finnish symphonic metal band *

Katra (Star Trek) Vulcans, sometimes referred to as Vulcanians, are a fictional extraterrestrial humanoid species in the '' Star Trek'' universe and media franchise. In the various ''Star Trek'' television series and films, they are noted for their attempt t ...

, the Vulcan word for a person's soul or spirit * Katra Bazar Assembly constituency, a constituency of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India *

Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra railway station Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra railway station (station code: SVDK) is a railway station on the Jammu Udhampur Srinagar Baramulla Railway Link in the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It mainly serves for the town of Katra where the ...