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Nagara (ancient city) Nagara ( grc, Νάγαρα), also known as Dionysopolis (Διονυσόπολις), was an ancient city in the northwest part of India intra Gangem (India within the Ganges), distinguished in Ptolemy by the title ἡ καὶ Διονυσόπολι� ...
, an ancient city in Afghanistan * Nagara, Karnataka, India *
Nagara, Chiba 270px, Nagara town hall is a town located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 6,754 in 2976 households and a population density of 140 persons per km². The total area of the town is . Geography Located ...
, a town in Japan *
Nagara River The has its source in the city of Gujō, Gifu Prefecture, and its mouth in the city of Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, Japan. Along with the Kiso River and Ibi River, the Nagara River is one of the Kiso Three Rivers of the Nōbi Plain. Previously, t ...
, a river in Japan


People with the surname

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Masashi Nagara is a Japanese fencer. He competed in the individual sabre events at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( ...
(born 1977), Japanese fencer *
Nagara family Najara (Najar, Nijar, Nagar, Nagara, Hebrew: נאג'ארה) was the name of an Sephardic Jewish family, originally from Nájera, Spain. Nájera is on the River Najerilla. Now in La Rioja, at one time it was the capital of kingdom of Navarre. In t ...
, a rabbinical family (includes a list of people with the name)


Other uses

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Nagara (drum) The ''nagara'' or ''naghara'' is a drum used in the Middle East. There are several types of naghara, which is considered to be the lead instrument in folk ceremonies and weddings. The naghara differs in size and goes by various names such as ...
, a type of drum played in the Middle East *
Naqareh The ''naqareh'', ''naqqāra'', ''nagara'' or ''nagada'' is a Middle Eastern drum with a rounded back and a hide head, usually played in pairs. It is thus a membranophone of the kettle drum variety. The term ''naqqāra'' (), also ''naqqarat'', ...
or nagara, a type of drum played in the Middle East * ''Nagara'' (moth), a genus of moth *
Nagara architecture Hindu temple architecture as the main form of Hindu architecture has many varieties of style, though the basic nature of the Hindu temple remains the same, with the essential feature an inner sanctum, the ''garbha griha'' or womb-chamber, where ...
, a style of Hindu temple architecture * Nagari, or Nagara, several related writing systems of South Asia *
Nagara language Nakkara (Na-kara) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Nagara people of Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainl ...
, an Australian language *
Nagara people The Nagara, also written Nakara, are an indigenous Australian people of Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory The Northern Territory (commonly abbreviated as NT; formally the Northern Territory of Australia) is an Australian territory in ...
, an Australian ethnic group * Japanese cruiser ''Nagara'', a Japanese World War II light cruiser ** ''Nagara''-class cruiser, a Japanese World War II light cruiser class


See also

* Niagara (disambiguation) {{disambiguation, geo, surname, ship Language and nationality disambiguation pages