# Nara

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'''Nara''' or '''Na-ra''' may refer to:

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== Places and jurisdictions ==

=== Japan ===
* [Nara Prefecture](/source/Nara_Prefecture), a prefecture of Japan
** [Nara (city)](/source/Nara_(city)), the capital city of Nara Prefecture, Japan
** [Nara Basin](/source/Nara_Basin), a valley in Nara Prefecture

=== Pakistan ===
* [Nara, Attock](/source/Nara%2C_Attock), a village in Attock District, Punjab
* [Nara, Jhelum](/source/Nara%2C_Jhelum), a village in Jhelum District, Punjab
* [Nara, Rawalpindi](/source/Nara%2C_Rawalpindi), a village in Kahuta Tehsil, Rawalpindi District, Punjab
* [Nara, Abbottabad](/source/Nara%2C_Abbottabad), a Union Council of Abbottabad District, Khyber Pakhtunkwa
* [Nara Canal](/source/Nara_Canal), an excavated waterway in Sindh province, Pakistan

=== Elsewhere ===
* Nara, an ancient Roman city in Tunisia, now called [Bir El Hafey](/source/Bir_El_Hafey)
* [Nara, Mali](/source/Nara%2C_Mali), a town in Mali
* [Nara (Oka)](/source/Nara_(Oka)), a river in Russia
* [Nara River (India)](/source/Nara_River_(India)), a river in Gujarat, India
* [Nara Burnu](/source/Nara_Burnu), a cape in Turkey

== People and society ==
* [Nara people](/source/Nara_people), a Nilotic ethnic minority inhabiting Eritrea
* [Nara language](/source/Nara_language), the mother tongue of the Nara people
* [Nara clan](/source/Nara_clan), a Manchu clan in China
* [National Radical Camp](/source/National_Radical_Camp) or Nara Party, several Polish nationalist groups

== People with the name Nara ==
===Given name===
* [Nara Nath Acharya](/source/Nara_Nath_Acharya) (1906–1988), Nepalese poet
* [Nara Apaya](/source/Nara_Apaya), king of the Mrauk-U Dynasty of Arakan
* [Nara Bahadur Bista](/source/Nara_Bahadur_Bista), Nepalese politician
* [Nara Bahadur Dahal](/source/Nara_Bahadur_Dahal) (born 1960), Nepalese long-distance runner
* [Nara Falcón](/source/Nara_Falc%C3%B3n) (born 1981), Mexican synchronized swimmer
* [Jang Na-ra](/source/Jang_Na-ra) (born 1981), South Korean female singer
* [Nara Bahadur Karmacharya](/source/Nara_Bahadur_Karmacharya), Nepalese politician
* [Nara Kollery](/source/Nara_Kollery) (died 2015), Indian sound recordist
* [Kwon Nara](/source/Kwon_Nara) (born 1991), South Korean female singer
* [Nara Leão](/source/Nara_Le%C3%A3o) (1942–1989), Brazilian female singer
* [Nara Bhupal Shah](/source/Nara_Bhupal_Shah) (1697–1743), king of the Gorkha state in Nepal
* [Nara Smith](/source/Nara_Smith) (born 2001), fashion model and internet personality

===Surname===
* [Erika Nara](/source/Erika_Nara), Japanese Paralympic swimmer
* [Kurumi Nara](/source/Kurumi_Nara) (born 1991), Japanese tennis player
* [Nara Lokesh](/source/Nara_Lokesh) (born 1983), Indian male politician
* [Rao Nara](/source/Rao_Nara) (1420–1487), crown Prince of Nadol, India
*{{Nihongo|[Setsuo Nara](/source/Setsuo_Nara)|奈良 節雄||born 1936}}, Japanese basketball player
* [Takeji Nara](/source/Takeji_Nara) (1868–1962), general in the Imperial Japanese Army
* [Tatsuki Nara](/source/Tatsuki_Nara) (born 1993), Japanese footballer
* [Tatunca Nara](/source/Tatunca_Nara) (born 1941), German-Brazilian jungle guide who invented the lost city of Akakor
* [Tōru Nara](/source/T%C5%8Dru_Nara), Japanese voice actor
* [Wanda Nara](/source/Wanda_Nara) (born 1986), Argentine media personality and football agent
* [Yoshitomo Nara](/source/Yoshitomo_Nara) (born 1959), Japanese artist
* [Zaira Nara](/source/Zaira_Nara) (born 1988), Argentine model and TV host
* [Ula Nara Duoqimuli](/source/Empress_Xiaojingxian), Empress consort of Qing dynasty Yongzheng Emperor

== Arts and mythology ==
* [Nara (Arjuna)](/source/Nara_(Arjuna)), Arjuna in his previous birth was Nara
* ''[Nara (album)](/source/Nara_(album))'', by Emily Wurramara
* [Nara (comics)](/source/Nara_(comics)), a fictional character from Marvel Comics
* One of the twins [Nara-Narayana](/source/Nara-Narayana) in Hindu mythology
* "Nara", song from the album ''Unearthed'' by [E.S. Posthumus](/source/E.S._Posthumus)
* [Shikamaru Nara](/source/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](/source/This_Is_All_Yours)'' by alt-J
* "Nara", setting of the children's television series ''[Waybuloo](/source/Waybuloo)''

== Other uses ==
* [Nara Hotel](/source/Nara_Hotel), a hotel in Nara, Japan
* [Nara Station](/source/Nara_Station), a railway station in Nara, Japan
* [Nara Television](/source/Nara_Television), a television station in Nara Prefecture, Japan
* [Nara University](/source/Nara_University), a private university in Misasagi-cho, Nara, Japan
* [Nara Women's University](/source/Nara_Women's_University), a national university in Nara, Japan
* [Nara period](/source/Nara_period), period of Japanese history, named after the former capital city 
* [Japanese ship ''Nara''](/source/Japanese_ship_Nara), {{Nihongo||楢 / なら||"oak"}}, several Japanese ships
* [Nara plant](/source/Nara_plant) (''[Acanthosicyos horridus](/source/Acanthosicyos_horridus)''), a melon species of the Namib desert

== NARA as an acronym ==
'''NARA''' may stand for:
* [National Alien Registration Authority](/source/National_Alien_Registration_Authority), a defunct agency of the Government of Pakistan
* [National Amateur Rowing Association](/source/National_Amateur_Rowing_Association), the governing body for rowing by working men in Britain prior to 1956
* [National Archives and Records Administration](/source/National_Archives_and_Records_Administration), an agency of the U.S. government
* [Neale Analysis of Reading Ability](/source/Neale_Analysis_of_Reading_Ability), an assessment of comprehension and word reading accuracy

==See also==
* [Narra (disambiguation)](/source/Narra_(disambiguation))
* [Naro (disambiguation)](/source/Naro_(disambiguation))
* [Nari (disambiguation)](/source/Nari_(disambiguation))

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