Taru may refer to:
People
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Taru Kuoppa
Taru Kuoppa (born 14 November 1983) is a Finnish competitive archer. A member of the Finnish elite archery team since 2013, Kuoppa came close to her maiden podium triumph in the international scene, finishing fourth with her partner Antti Tekoni ...
(born 1983), Finnish competitive archer
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Taru Mäkelä
Taru Mäkelä (born 1 April 1959) is a Finnish film director and screenwriter. She started her career in the 1980s working for the Finnish Broadcasting Company.
Life and career
Besides directing and screenwriting, Mäkelä has also worked as a p ...
(born 1959), Finnish film director and screenwriter
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Taru Rinne
Taru Rinne (born 27 August 1968 in Turku) is a Finnish former professional motorcycle racer. She was the first woman to achieve points in Grand Prix motorcycle racing.
Career
Karting
Rinne started her racing career in karting, competing against ...
(born 1968), Finnish motorcycle racer
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Bhai Taru Singh
Bhai Taru Singh (
– 1 July 1745) was a prominent Sikh martyr known for sacrificing his life, for protecting his Sikh values, by having had his head scalped rather than cutting his hair and converting to Islam.
A 3D-animated film about Bh ...
(1720–1745), Sikh martyr
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Eugen Taru Eugen Taru (; 1913 – 1991) was a Romanian graphic artist, best known for his work in the Editorial cartoon, political cartoon, caricature, comic strip and Illustration, book illustration genres. Active throughout the Communist Romania, communi ...
(1913–1991), Romanian artist
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Yoshikazu Taru
is a Japanese Professional wrestling, professional wrestler, better known simply as Taru (stylised in all capital letters). He is currently signed to Makai, while also working for Pro Wrestling Zero1 (Zero1) and All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), wh ...
(born 1964), Japanese wrestler
Places
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Taru, Iran
Tahrui ( fa, طاهرويي, also Romanized as Ţāhrū’ī and Ţāherū’ī; also known as Ţāherānī, Ţāherū, Tarū, and Turu) is a village in Sirik Rural District, Byaban District, Minab County, Hormozgan Province, Iran
Iran, ...
, a village in Hormozgan Province, Iran
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Taru Jabba Taru Jabba is a village of Nowshera district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies ...
, a village in Pakistan
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Nyiri Desert
Nyiri Desert, also called The Nyika, Taru Desert, Taru desert, is a desert in southern Kenya. It is located east of Lake Magadi and between Amboseli, Tsavo West and Nairobi National Parks. A high proportion of Kajiado County's land area is covere ...
Other uses
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''Taru'' (album), a 1968 Lee Morgan album
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Technical Assistance Response Unit
The New York City Police Department (NYPD) is structured into numerous bureaus and units. As a whole, the NYPD is headed by the Police Commissioner, a civilian administrator appointed by the Mayor, with the senior sworn uniformed officer of ...
of the New York City Police Department
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Taru (god)
Taru was a weather god worshiped in ancient Anatolia by Hattians. He was associated with the bull, and could be depicted in the form of this animal. It is presumed that the names of the Hittite and Luwian weather gods, Tarḫunna and Tarḫunz, w ...
, an ancient Anatolian weather god
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