{{wiktionary|Nara|nara}} '''Nara''' or '''Na-ra''' may refer to:
{{tocright}} == Places and jurisdictions ==
=== Japan === * Nara Prefecture, a prefecture of Japan ** Nara (city), the capital city of Nara Prefecture, Japan ** Nara Basin, a valley in Nara Prefecture
=== Pakistan === * Nara, Attock, a village in Attock District, Punjab * Nara, Jhelum, a village in Jhelum District, Punjab * Nara, Rawalpindi, a village in Kahuta Tehsil, Rawalpindi District, Punjab * Nara, Abbottabad, a Union Council of Abbottabad District, Khyber Pakhtunkwa * Nara Canal, an excavated waterway in Sindh province, Pakistan
=== Elsewhere === * Nara, an ancient Roman city in Tunisia, now called Bir El Hafey * Nara, Mali, a town in Mali * 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 (1906–1988), Nepalese poet * Nara Apaya, king of the Mrauk-U Dynasty of Arakan * Nara Bahadur Bista, Nepalese politician * Nara Bahadur Dahal (born 1960), Nepalese long-distance runner * Nara Falcón (born 1981), Mexican synchronized swimmer * Jang Na-ra (born 1981), South Korean female singer * Nara Bahadur Karmacharya, Nepalese politician * Nara Kollery (died 2015), Indian sound recordist * Kwon Nara (born 1991), South Korean female singer * Nara Leão (1942–1989), Brazilian female singer * Nara Bhupal Shah (1697–1743), king of the Gorkha state in Nepal * Nara Smith (born 2001), fashion model and internet personality
===Surname=== * Erika Nara, Japanese Paralympic swimmer * Kurumi Nara (born 1991), Japanese tennis player * Nara Lokesh (born 1983), Indian male politician * Rao Nara (1420–1487), crown Prince of Nadol, India *{{Nihongo|Setsuo Nara|奈良 節雄||born 1936}}, Japanese basketball player * Takeji Nara (1868–1962), general in the Imperial Japanese Army * Tatsuki Nara (born 1993), Japanese footballer * Tatunca Nara (born 1941), German-Brazilian jungle guide who invented the lost city of Akakor * Tōru Nara, Japanese voice actor * Wanda Nara (born 1986), Argentine media personality and football agent * Yoshitomo Nara (born 1959), Japanese artist * Zaira Nara (born 1988), Argentine model and TV host * Ula Nara Duoqimuli, Empress consort of Qing dynasty Yongzheng Emperor
== Arts and mythology == * Nara (Arjuna), Arjuna in his previous birth was Nara * ''Nara (album)'', by Emily Wurramara * Nara (comics), 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 * Shikamaru Nara, 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 * "Nara", setting of the children's television series ''Waybuloo''
== Other uses == * Nara Hotel, a hotel in Nara, Japan * Nara Station, a railway station in Nara, Japan * Nara Television, a television station in Nara Prefecture, Japan * Nara University, 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'', {{Nihongo||楢 / なら||"oak"}}, several Japanese ships * Nara plant (''Acanthosicyos horridus''), a melon species of the Namib desert
== NARA as an acronym == '''NARA''' may stand for: * National Alien Registration Authority, 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, an assessment of comprehension and word reading accuracy
==See also== * Narra (disambiguation) * Naro (disambiguation) * Nari (disambiguation)
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