Dara (disambiguation)
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Several places, people and other things have the name Dara, Daraa or Daras:
Geography
- Dara (Mesopotamia), an archeological site in Mardin province, Turkey
- Dar'a, region in northern Ethiopia
- Daraa Governorate, province of Syria
- Daraa, capital city of the above
- Dara, Greece, community in Arcadia, Greece
- Dara, Iran, a village in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran
- Dara, a village in Pietroasele Commune, Buzău County, Romania
- Dara, a village in Dorolț Commune, Satu Mare County, Romania
- Daranak, Armenia, also called Dara
People
- Dara, given name in several languages
- 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
Books and written media
- Dara, mother of Merlin in The Chronicles of Amber
Other uses
- Dara River (disambiguation)
- Dara (clan), a clan of Jats in India
- 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
- Dara (game)
- MV Dara, an ocean liner that sank on April 8, 1961, with the loss of 238 passengers and crew
- Dara (film), a 2007 Indonesian short film
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