Nara or Na-ra may refer to:

Places and jurisdictions

* Nara Prefecture, a prefecture of Japan **

Nara, Nara is the capital city of Nara Prefecture, Japan. As of 2022, Nara has an estimated population of 367,353 according to World Population Review, making it the largest city in Nara Prefecture and sixth-largest in the Kansai region of Honshu. Nara is ...

, the capital city of Nara Prefecture, Japan * Nara, an ancient Roman city in Tunisia, now called

Bir El Hafey Bir El Hafey (Arabic: بئر الحفي) is a town and commune located at 34°55′48″N 9°12′00″E in the Sidi Bouzid Governorate, in Tunisia (Maghreb, North Africa). As of 2004 it had a population of 6,405.Nara, Attock Narra ناڑا) is a village and union council of Jand Tehsil in Attock District of Punjab Province, Pakistan. It is located at 117 kilometers from country's capital, Islamabad. Narra situated five kilometres from the Indus River The ...

, a village in Attock, Pakistan *

Nara, Jhelum Nara is a village and union council of Jhelum District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. It is part of Jhelum Tehsil Jhelum Tehsil is an administrative subdivision of Jhelum District in Punjab province, Pakistan. The tehsil is subdivided i ...

, a village in Jhelum, Pakistan *

Nara Matore Nara is located in District Rawalpindi, Tehsil Kahuta and province Punjab, Pakistan which is 74 km far from capital towards east. It was known as the home of many Sikh Sikhs ( or ; pa, ਸਿੱਖ, ' ) are people who adhere to Sikh ...

, a village in Kahuta Tehsil, Rawalpindi District, Punjab, Pakistan * Nara, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a Union Council of Abbottabad, Pakistan * Nara, Mali, a town in Mali * Nara Basin, a valley in Nara Prefecture, Japan * Nara Canal, an excavated waterway in Sindh province, Pakistan * Nara Canal, a paleochannel of the Indus and the Hakra, partly used by the Nara Canal * Nara (Oka), a river in Russia * Nara River (India), a river in Gujarat, India * Nara Burnu, a cape in Turkey

People and society

* Nara people, a Nilotic ethnic minority inhabiting Eritrea * Nara language, the mother tongue of the Nara people * Nara clan, a Manchu clan in China * National Radical Camp or Nara Party, several Polish nationalist groups

People with the name Nara

Given name

Nara Nath Acharya ''Pandit'' ''Kaviraj'' Nara Nath Acharya (1906–1988) was a Nepalese '' Pandit'' (Sanskrit Scholar), ''Kaviraj'' (Ayurvedic physician) and writer of Sanskrit and Nepali language. He is best known for his biography of the poet Bhanubhakta Achary ...

(1906–1988), Nepalese poet * Nara Apaya, king of the Mrauk-U Dynasty of Arakan *

Nara Bahadur Bista Nara Bahadur Bista ( ne, नरबहादुर बिष्ट) is a Nepalese politician, belonging to the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist). In the 2008 Constituent Assembly election he was elected from the Surkhet Surkhet District ( ne, ...

, Nepalese politician * Nara Bahadur Dahal (born 1960), Nepalese long-distance runner *

Nara Falcón Nara Falcón (born 19 December 1982) is a Mexican former synchronized swimmer. Nara competed in the women's duet at the 2004 Olympic Games The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officiall ...

(born 1981), Mexican synchronized swimmer * Jang Na-ra (born 1981), South Korean female singer * Nara Bahadur Karmacharya, Nepalese politician *

Nara Kollery Narayanan Valiya Kollery was a sound recordist from Mahé in Kerala, India. Work Kollery worked as a sound recordist and mixer in Paris, France and worked on the following films: * 1985 - ''Asterix Versus Caesar'' - sound recordist * 1983 - ...

(died 2015), Indian sound recordist * Kwon Nara (born 1991), South Korean female singer * Nara Leão (1942–1989), Brazilian female singer * Nara Lokesh (born 1983), Indian male politician * Nara Rohit (born 1984), Indian film actor and producer * Nara Bhupal Shah (1697–1743), king of the Gorkha state in Nepal

Surname

Erika Nara is a Paralympic swimmer from Japan, competing mainly in category S6 events. Nara was part of the Japanese team that broke the world record in the 4 x 50 m freestyle at the 2000 Summer Paralympics, At the same games she also finished ...

, Japanese Paralympic swimmer * Kurumi Nara (born 1991), Japanese tennis player *

Rao Nara Rao Nara ( hi, राव नरा), (born in c. 1420 and died 1487). Rao Nara was of Rathore lineage and the crown Prince of Nadol, the then small kingdom in northwest India in the 15th century. Nadol had been ruled by the Chahamanas of Naddul ...

(1420–1487), crown Prince of Nadol, India *, Japanese basketball player *

Takeji Nara Baron was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army. Biography Nara was born in what is now part of Kanuma city, Tochigi Prefecture to a farming family. He attended military preparatory schools as a youth, and graduated from the 11th class of the ...

(1868–1962), general in the Imperial Japanese Army *

Tatsuki Nara (born 19 September 1993) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a Centre-back for J1 League club Avispa Fukuoka. Club career statistics ''Updated to 5 November 2022''. 1Includes Emperor's Cup. 2Includes J. League Cup. 3Includes ...

(born 1993), Japanese footballer *

Tatunca Nara Tatunca Nara, born Hans Günther Hauck (born October 5, 1941 in Coburg), is a German-Brazilian jungle guide and self-styled Indian chieftain, best known for inventing the stories of the lost city of Akakor. Personal life In the late 1980s, Germ ...

(born 1941), German-Brazilian jungle guide who invented the lost city of Akakor * Tōru Nara, Japanese voice actor *

Wanda Nara Wanda Nara (born 10 December 1986) is an Argentine model, television presenter and football agent. Early life Nara was born on 10 December 1986 in Boulogne Sur Mer, Buenos Aires, to Andrés Nara and Nora Colosimo. She has a younger sister, ...

(born 1986), Argentine media personality and football agent *

Yasuyoshi Nara is a former Japanese football player. Playing career Nara was born in Yokosuka on December 12, 1982. After graduating from high school, he joined J1 League club Consadole Sapporo in 2001. On March 9, 2002, he debuted as substitute from the 78th ...

(born 1982), Japanese football player * Yoshitomo Nara (born 1959), Japanese artist *

Zaira Nara Zaira Tatiana Nara (; born 15 August 1988) is an Argentine model. Biography Second daughter of Andrés Nara and Nora Colosimo, Zaira is the junior sister of Wanda Nara, and was ranked 47th in a list of the world's sexiest women published by FHM ...

(born 1988), Argentine model and TV host * Ula Nara Duoqimuli, Empress consort of Qing dynasty Yongzheng Emperor

Arts and mythology

Nara (Arjuna) Arjuna (Sanskrit: अर्जुन, ), also known as Partha and Dhananjaya, is a character in several ancient Hindu texts, and specifically one of the major characters of the Indian epic Mahabharata. In the epic, he is the third among Panda ...

, Arjuna in his previous birth was Nara *

Nara (comics) ''Avengers Arena'' is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics that debuted in December 2012 as part of the Marvel NOW! relaunch. The series shows 16 young heroes from the Marvel Universe and pit them against each other in a kill-or-be-kill ...

, a fictional character from Marvel Comics * One of the twins Nara-Narayana in Hindu mythology * "Nara", song from the album ''Unearthed'' by

E.S. Posthumus E.S. Posthumus was an independent music group that produced a form of 21st-century classical music/epic music that intertwined popular style drum rhythms with orchestral and electronic sounds. Their music is inspired by the Pythagorean philosophy ...

Shikamaru Nara is a fictional character in the manga and anime franchise, ''Naruto'', created by Masashi Kishimoto. In the anime and manga, Shikamaru is a ninja affiliated with the village Hidden in the Leaves. He is a member of Team 10, a group of ninja consis ...

, fictional character in the manga and anime series ''Naruto'' * "Nara", "Arrival In Nara" and "Leaving Nara", songs from the 2014 album '' This Is All Yours'' by alt-J

Other uses

Nara Hotel is a five star hotel in Nara, Japan. The hotel is located on the hillside overlooking Nara Park. Opened on October 17, 1909, it is one of the most historic hotels in Japan. It was designed by Tatsuno Kingo who was also the designer of the Bank ...

, a hotel in Nara, Japan * Nara Station, a railway station in Nara, Japan * Nara Television, a Japanese television and radio broadcaster headquartered in Nara, Japan *

Nara University is a private university of approximately 3,700 students, in Misasagi-cho, Nara The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is an " independent federal agency of the United States government within the executive branch", charged w ...

, a private university in Misasagi-cho, Nara, Japan * Nara Women's University, a national university in Nara, Japan * Nara period, period of Japanese history, named after the former capital city * Japanese ship ''Nara'', , several Japanese ships *

Nara plant ''Acanthosicyos horridus'' is an unusual melon that is endemic to the Namib desert. In English it is known as Nara, butter-nuts, or butterpips; in one of the Khoisan languages it is locally called or ("!" is pronounced with a click, somewh ...

('' Acanthosicyos horridus''), a melon species of the Namib desert

NARA as an acronym

NARA may stand for: *

National Alien Registration Authority The National Alien Registration Authority (NARA) was an institution of the Government of Pakistan, under the Ministry of Interior and Narcotics Control, for the main purpose of legally registering and documenting immigrants and other foreign resi ...

, a defunct agency of the Government of Pakistan * National Amateur Rowing Association, the governing body for rowing by working men in Britain prior to 1956 * National Archives and Records Administration, an agency of the U.S. government *

Neale Analysis of Reading Ability The Neale Analysis of Reading Ability (NARA) is a tool to assess reading comprehension Reading comprehension is the ability to process text, understand its meaning, and to integrate with what the reader already knows. Fundamental skills requir ...

, an assessment of comprehension and word reading accuracy