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People

* Tora (given name), female given name * Tora (surname) *
Tora people The forefathers of the Taroa people were two brothers Yazid and Zebed, descendants of Kerosh (Quraysh) and Manneja (Muawiyah), who lived in Arabia. Later on they separated: Zebed remained in his country of origin, while Yazid crossed the Red Sea ...
of Arabia and northern Africa *
Torá language Torá (Toraz) is an extinct Chapacuran language that was once spoken along the lower stretches of the Marmelos River in Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in b ...
, an extinct language once spoken in Brazil


Places

* Tora, Benin, in
Borgou Department Borgou is one of the twelve departments of Benin. Borgou borders the country of Nigeria and the departments of Alibori, Atakora, Collines and Donga. The capital of Borgou is Parakou. The department of Borgou was bifurcated in 1999, with its ...
* Tora, Burkina Faso, a village *
Torà Torà (; es, Torá) is a town and municipality in the North East of the ''comarca'' (county) of Segarra, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. The urban structure of the center has retained most of its original design, with narrow, twist ...
, Catalonia, Spain, a town and municipality * Tora (river), Tuscany, Italy *
Tora, Egypt Tura ( arz, طرة '  , , ) was the primary quarry for limestone in ancient Egypt. The site, which was known by the ancient Egyptians as ''Troyu'' or ''Royu'', is located about halfway between modern-day Cairo and Helwan. Its ancient Egypt ...
, an ancient Egyptian quarry and modern town ** Tura Prison


Entertainment

* ''Tora'' (film), an Assamese children's film * Tora San, the main character in the Japanese film series ''
Otoko wa Tsurai yo is a Japanese film series starring Kiyoshi Atsumi as , a kind-hearted vagabond who is always unlucky in love. The series itself is often referred to as "Tora-san" by its fans. Spanning 48 installments released between 1969 and 1995, all of the ' ...
'' * Tora, a character from the anime film '' Dragon Ball Z: Bardock – The Father of Goku'' * Tora, a main character in the manga ''
Ushio and Tora is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuhiro Fujita. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from January 1990 to October 1996, with its chapters collected in thirty-three '' ...
'' *
Ice Ice is water frozen into a solid state, typically forming at or below temperatures of 0 degrees Celsius or Depending on the presence of impurities such as particles of soil or bubbles of air, it can appear transparent or a more or less opaqu ...
, also known as Tora Olafsdotter, a DC Comics superheroine * Tora, a character in the NES version of ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' * Tora, a main character in ''
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 ''Xenoblade Chronicles 2'' is a 2017 action role-playing game developed by Monolith Soft and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. Released on December 1, it is the third installment in ''Xenoblade Chronicles'' and the seventh main en ...
''


Music

* Tora (band), an Australian electronic group * ''Tora'' (Anna Vissi album), a 1988 album by Greek singer Anna Vissi * ''Tora'' (Chrispa album), a 2003 album by Greek singer Chrispa * "Tora", a 2012 single by Greek singer
Sakis Rouvas Anastasios "Sakis" Rouvas ( el, Αναστάσιος "Σάκης" Ρουβάς, ; born 5 January 1972), also known mononymously as Sakis, is a Greek singer, film and television actor, businessman and former pole vaulter and model. Born in Co ...


Computing

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Temporally-ordered routing algorithm The Temporally Ordered Routing Algorithm (TORA) is an algorithm for routing data across Wireless Mesh Networks or Mobile ad hoc networks. It was developed by Vincent Park and Scott Corson at the University of Maryland and the Naval Research Labo ...
, for routing data across wireless mesh network or mobile ad hoc networks * TOra, a database administration and development tool


Other uses

* ''Tora'' (moth), a genus of moths * Runway#TORA (takeoff run available), the length of runway declared available and suitable for the ground run of an airplane taking off * Battle of Torà (1003), a victory of an alliance of Catalan counts over the Caliphate of Córdoba * Cyclone Oratia, called Tora in Norway, a 2000 European windstorm


See also

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Tola (disambiguation) Tola may refer to: Places * Bella Tola, a mountain in the Pennine Alps in the Swiss canton of Valais * La Tola, a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia * Tola (Shakargarh), a village in Pakistan * Tola, Rivas, a municipali ...
* Tora Tora Tora (disambiguation) *
Tora Tora Tora Tora is an American glam metal band formed in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, in 1985. "Tora" means "tiger" in Japanese and the name is a play on the code name for attack used by the Japanese Imperial Navy during their attack on Pearl ...
, a hard rock band formed in 1985 * "Tora! Tora!", a song by rock band Van Halen from their 1980 album ''Women and Children First'' *
Torah The Torah (; hbo, ''Tōrā'', "Instruction", "Teaching" or "Law") is the compilation of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, namely the books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. In that sense, Torah means the ...
, the Five Books of Moses *
Tova (disambiguation) Tova may refer to: * Tova, name * Test of Variables of Attention (T.O.V.A.), a neuropsychological assessment See also *Shana tova, a Rosh Hashanah greeting * "Shanah Tova" (song), Hebrew children's song *''Mita Tova'', Hebrew name for '' The Far ...
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