Gora

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Gora may refer to:

[edit] People

• Claudio Gora, an Italian actor and director.
• Goparaju Ramachandra Rao ("Gora"), Indian atheist author and confidante of Gandhi.
• Gora (clan), a clan of Jats found in north India.

• Gora, or Fair-skinned in Hindustani and Punjabi, whether Indian or from other regions. It was earlier, used to describe Britishers in India, hence gave rise to names like Gora Padao, a British post, near Haldwani, Nainital district.

[edit] Places

• As a Slavic word for "mountain" or "hill":
  • Góra, the name of a town and of various villages in Poland.
  • Gora, a region in Kosovo, southern Serbia and adjacent eastern Albania inhabited by the Gorani people.
  • Kranjska Gora, a town and municipality in north-western Slovenia.

• Gora Ardan, a peak in the western plains of Turkmenistan.
• Gora, a tourist hub and spa town near Mount Fuji, Japan.

[edit] Culture

• Gora, a novel by Indian Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore.
• G.O.R.A., a Turkish comedy film.