Dara (disambiguation)

Several places, people and other things have the name Dara, Daraa or Daras:

Places and jurisdictions

in Asia

• Dara (Mesopotamia), alias Anastasiopolis, an archeological site in Mardin province, Turkey, former (archi)episcopal see and multiple Catholic titular see
• Dara, Iran, a village in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran

in Europe

• Dara, Greece, community in Arcadia, Greece
• Dara, a village in Pietroasele Commune, Buzău County, Romania
• Dara, a village in Dorolț Commune, Satu Mare County, Romania
• Daranak, Armenia, also called Dara

in Africa

• Dar'a, region in northern Ethiopia
• Daraa Governorate, province of Syria
• Daraa, capital city of the above

People

• Dara, given name in several languages

individuals

• Dara Shikoh, eldest son of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan,
• Dara Singh, Indian actor and wrestler
• Dara Torres (born 1967), American Olympic swimming champion
• Dara Ó Briain (born 1972), Irish comedian and television presenter
• Dara, nickname of 2NE1 member Sandara Park
• Dara (wrestler) (born 1969), Japanese professional wrestler
• Daoyod Dara, Thai-Vietnamese footballer

Clan

• Dara (clan), a clan of Jats in India

Arts and entertainment

• Dara, mother of Merlin in The Chronicles of Amber
• Dara (game)
• Dara (film), a 2007 Indonesian short film

Other uses

• Dara (Sanskrit: तारा IAST: tārā "star"), Thai word for celebrity, also the name for stars of movies, TV, and other media
• Dara Academy, school in Thailand
• MV Dara, an ocean liner that sank on April 8, 1961, with the loss of 238 passengers and crew

Acronym

The acronym DARA may stand for:

• DARA (International Organization), non-profit organization working to improve development aid and humanitarian aid
• a dopamine (DA) monoamine neurotransmitter releasing agent (RA)
• the Defence Aviation Repair Agency, executive agency of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence, responsible for maintenance and repair of the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy's aircraft
• Deutsche Agentur für Raumfahrtangelegenheiten (German Agency for Space Flight Affairs). This agency was merged into the German Aerospace Center (DLR)
• in economics, finance, and decision theory: decreasing absolute risk aversion

See also

• Dara River (disambiguation)
• Darragh