Chara

Chara may refer to:

Places

• Chara (rural locality), a rural locality (a selo) in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia
• Chara Airport, an airport in Russia near the rural locality
• Chara River, a river in Russia
• Chara Sands, a sanded area in Siberia, Russia

Science

• Chara (alga), a genus of algae in the family Characeae
• Chara (moth), a genus of moths in the family Noctuidae
• CHARA array, a telescope
• Beta Canum Venaticorum or Chara, a star
• Chara or Southern dogs, a constellation including Beta Canum Venaticorum and Cor Caroli

Other uses

• Chara (surname)
• Chara, a character in the video game Undertale
• Chara (singer) (born 1968), Japanese singer
• Chara people, ethnic group in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia
• Chara language, the language of the Chara people
• USS Chara (AKA-58), a 1944 Achernar class attack cargo ship
• Chara (magazine), a Japanese Yaoi/Shōjo magazine

See also

• Shugo Chara!,a 2008 manga series
• Novaya Chara, an urban-type settlement in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia
• To kafe tis Charas, a Greek sitcom
• Charabanc, a type vehicle common in Britain during the early part of the 20th century