Dara Dara is a given name in several languages. Dara, Daraa, or DARA may also refer to: Geography Africa * Dar'a, region in northern Ethiopia * Dara (woreda), region in southern Ethiopia Asia * Dara (Mesopotamia), an archeological site in Mard ...

is a given name in several languages. Dara, Daraa, or DARA may also refer to:

Geography

Africa

Dar'a Dar'a is an area in the eastern Tigray Region of northern Ethiopia. The city of `Addi Galamo, where many pre-Aksumite D`mt and Aksumite The Kingdom of Aksum, or the Aksumite Empire, was a kingdom in East Africa and South Arabia from clas ...

, region in northern Ethiopia * Dara (woreda), region in southern Ethiopia

Asia

Dara (Mesopotamia) Dara or Daras (Turkish language, Turkish: Dara Antik Kenti; Kurmanji, Kurdish: Darê; ; ) was an important East Roman Empire, East Roman fortress city in northern Mesopotamia on the border with the Sassanid Empire. Because of its great strategic ...

, an archeological site in Mardin province, Turkey * Dara, Iran, a village in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran *

Daraa Governorate Daraa Governorate ( / ALA-LC: ') is one of the fourteen Governorates of Syria, governorates (provinces) of Syria. It is situated in the south-west of the country and covers an area of 2594 km2. It is bordered by Jordan to the south, Quneitra G ...

, province of Syria *

Daraa Daraa (, Levantine Arabic: ) is a city in southwestern Syria, north of the border with Jordan. It is the capital of Daraa Governorate in the Hauran region. Located south of Damascus on the Damascus–Amman highway, it serves as a way sta ...

, capital city of the Daraa Governorate

Europe

Dara, Greece Dara (, also Δάρας - ''Daras'') is a community in the municipal unit of Levidi, northern Arcadia (regional unit), Arcadia, Greece. It is situated on a mountain slope near the border with Achaea. It is 2 km southeast of Lefkasio, Pankrati ...

, community in Arcadia, Greece * Dara, a village in

Pietroasele Pietroasele is a commune in Buzău County, Muntenia, Romania, known for its vineyards. The name means "the rockies". The commune is composed of six villages: Câlțești, Clondiru de Sus, Dara, Pietroasa Mică, Pietroasele and Șarânga. It became ...

Commune, Buzău County, Romania * Dara, a village in Dorolț Commune, Satu Mare County, Romania * Daranak, Armenia, also called ''Dara''

Film and entertainment

* ''Dara'' (film), a 2007 Indonesian short film ** ''Macabre'' (film), a 2009 Indonesian film based on the short film ''Dara'' *

Dara of Jasenovac ''Dara of Jasenovac'' () is a 2021 Serbian historical drama film directed by Predrag Antonijević. Based on the testimonies of survivors, it deals with war crimes and atrocities that took place at Jasenovac concentration camp, which was a part of ...

a Serbian historical drama film *

Dara (game) Dara is a two-player abstract strategy board game played in several countries of West Africa. In Nigeria it is played by the Dakarkari people. It is popular in Niger among the Zarma people, Zarma, who call it dili, and it is also played in Burkina ...

West African strategy game

People

* Dara clan, a clan of Jats in India *

Sandara Park Sandara Park (; born November 12, 1984), known mononymously as Dara (), is a South Korean singer, actress and television presenter. She rose to fame in the Philippines as a contestant on the ABS-CBN original talent show ''Star Circle Quest'' i ...

, South Korean singer, actress and television presenter known as Dara *

Nicoleta Dara Nicoleta Dara (born Nicoleta Darabană, on 22 May 1993 in Telenești), commonly known as Dara, is a Moldovan pop singer. She is well known for singing in preselection for Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest in March 2012, where she sang her ...

(born Nicoleta Darabană, 1993), Moldovan pop singer known as Dara * Dara (Bulgarian singer), Bulgarian recording artist * Dara (wrestler) (born 1969), Japanese professional wrestler known as Kaoru

First name

Dara Greig Dara Greig (born December 30, 2000) is an American professional ice hockey forward for the Montreal Victoire of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She played college ice hockey at Wisconsin and Colgate. Early life Greig attended Ge ...

(born 2000), Canadian ice hockey player *

Dara Murphy Dara Murphy (born 2 December 1969) is an Irish former Fine Gael politician who served as a Minister of State from 2014 to 2017 and Lord Mayor of Cork from 2009 to 2010. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork North-Central constituency ...

(born 1969), Irish politician *

Dara Nusserwanji Khurody Dara Nusserwanji Khurody (2 January 1906 – 1 January 1983) was an Indian entrepreneur known for his contributions to the dairy industry of India. He worked in various private and government organization at the start of his career and also held ...

(1906–1983), Indian dairy entrepreneur *

Dara Ó Briain Dara Ó Briain ( , ; born 4 February 1972) is an Irish comedian and television presenter based in the United Kingdom. He is noted for performing stand-up comedy shows all over the world and for hosting topical panel shows such as ''Mock the Wee ...

(born 1972), Irish comedian and television presenter *

Dara Reneé Dara Reneé is an American actress, model, rapper, singer and songwriter whose notable roles include Kourtney Greene in the Disney+ mockumentary series '' High School Musical: The Musical: The Series'' and Uliana in the film '' Descendants: The R ...

, (born 2000), American actress *

Dara Shikoh Dara Shikoh (20 March 1615 – 30 August 1659), also transliterated as Dara Shukoh, was the eldest son and heir-apparent of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. Dara was designated with the title ''Padshahzada-i-Buzurg Martaba'' () and was favoured ...

, eldest son of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan *

Dara Singh Dara Singh Randhawa (born Deedar Singh Randhawa; 19 November 1928 – 12 July 2012) was an Indian professional wrestler, actor, director and politician. He started acting in 1952 and was the first sportsman to be nominated to the Rajya Sabha ...

, Indian actor and wrestler *

Dara Torres Dara Grace Torres (born April 15, 1967) is an American former competitive swimmer, who is a 12-time Olympic medalist and former world record-holder in three events. Torres is the first swimmer to represent the United States in five Olympic Ga ...

(born 1967), American Olympic swimming champion *

Darashaw Nosherwan Wadia Darashaw Nosherwan Wadia FRS (23 October 1883 – 15 June 1969) was a pioneering geologist in India and among the first Indian scientists to work in the Geological Survey of India. He is remembered for his work on the stratigraphy of the ...

(1883–1969), Indian geologist *

Dara Khosrowshahi Dara Khosrowshahi (, ; born May 28, 1969) is an Iranian and American business executive who is the chief executive officer of Uber. He was previously CEO of Expedia Group, a company that owns several travel fare aggregators. He is on the boar ...

(born 1969), businessman and CEO of Uber

Family name

Chan Dara Chan Dara ( ; born 1 March 1986) is a former Cambodian footballer. Honours Club ;Khemara Keila *Cambodian League: 2006 *Hun Sen Cup: 2007 ;Phnom Penh Crown *Cambodian League: 2010, 2011 ;Nagaworld *Hun Sen Cup The Hun Sen Cup () is a Cambo ...

(born 1986), Cambodian footballer *

Daoyod Dara Daoyod Dara (, ); born February 9, 1954) is a Thai footballer and former Thailand national team player. He has played for national team since 1975-1986. Career Dara played for Thailand in qualifying matches for the 1982 FIFA World Cup. Persona ...

(born 1954), Thai-Vietnamese football player * DJ Dara (Darragh Guilfoyle), Irish drum and bass DJ in America * Dur-e Najaf Dara (born 1945), Australian restaurateur *

Eszter Dara Eszter Dara (born 30 May 1990 in Budapest, Hungary) is a Hungarian swimmer, who competed for her country at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. Dara won a bronze medal at the 2008 European Short Course Swimming Championships in 100 m but ...

(born 1990), Hungarian swimmer * Evan Dara, American novelist * Isavella Dara, Greek and French model and beauty contestant * Kazi Abdul Wadud Dara, Bangladeshi politician *

Olu Dara Olu Dara Jones (born Charles Jones III; January 12, 1941) is an American cornetist, guitarist, and singer. He is the father of rapper Nas. Early life Olu Dara was born Charles Jones III on January 12, 1941, in Natchez, Mississippi, Natchez, Mis ...

(born Charles Jones III, 1941) American cornetist, guitarist, and singer *

Sofia Dara Sofia Dara (born 14 July 1963) is a Greek swimmer. She competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1984 Summer Olympics. She was named the Greek Female Athlete of the Year The PSAT Sports Awards () are the annual sports awards that are issue ...

(born 1963), Greek swimmer * Virak Dara (born Kim Hiek, 1947), Cambodian actress

Other uses

Dara (fish) The dara (''Parakuhlia macrophthalmus'') is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grunt belonging to the family Haemulidae. It is native to the Atlantic coast of Africa. It is the only species in the monospecific genus ''Parakuhlia''. Descripti ...

, a West African species of grunt ''Parakuhlia macropthalma'' *

Dara River (disambiguation) Dara River may refer to: * Dara, a tributary of the Drăgan in Cluj County, Romania * Dara, a tributary of the Râul Doamnei in Argeș County, Romania * An old spelling of Draa River See also * Dara (disambiguation) Dara is a given name in sev ...

* Dara Academy, a school in Thailand * MV ''Dara'', an ocean liner * Decreasing absolute risk aversion

Acronyms

DARA International DARA (Development Assistance Research Associates, Ltd.) is an independent, international organization based in Madrid, Spain. DARA was established in 2003 by Silvia Hidalgo to assess the impact of humanitarian aid and to make specific recommendat ...

, non-profit organization working to improve development aid and humanitarian aid *

Defence Aviation Repair Agency The Defence Aviation Repair Agency, better known as DARA, was an executive agency of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom), Ministry of Defence, responsible for the maintenance and repair of Royal Air Force, Army and the Royal ...

, in the United Kingdom * ''Deutsche Agentur für Raumfahrtangelegenheiten'', an agency that was merged into the

German Aerospace Center The German Aerospace Center (, abbreviated DLR, literally ''German Center for Air- and Space-flight'') is the national center for aerospace, energy and transportation research of Germany, founded in 1969. It is headquartered in Cologne with 3 ...