Uttara, which means "north" in

Sanskrit Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late ...

and many other South Asian languages, may refer to:

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Uttara Export Processing Zone Uttara Export Processing Zone (UEPZ) (), also known as Uttara EPZ or Nilphamari EPZ, is the seventh of the eight export processing zone in Bangladesh located at Nilphamari. It's the only export processing zone of Rangpur division/ north Bengal. ...

, Bangladesh *

Uttara Uttara, which means "north" in Sanskrit and many other South Asian languages, may refer to: Places * Uttara Export Processing Zone, Bangladesh * Uttara, a suburb north of Dhaka, Bangladesh *Uttara East Thana *Uttara West Thana *Uttaradit, a city i ...

, a suburb north of Dhaka, Bangladesh *

Uttara East Thana Uttara East Thana ( bn, উত্তরা পূর্ব থানা) is a Thana of Bangladesh situated in Sector 4 of Uttara, Dhaka (Eastern side of Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway). Uttara East was established on 31 May 1997. Its former name was ' ...

* Uttara West Thana *

Uttaradit The original name of Mueang district, Uttaradit, was Bang Pho. This district was under the control of Phi Chai District. Later, it was established as Uttaradit Province and Bang Pho District became the capital district. It was changed to Mueang ...

, a city in Thailand *

Uttara Kannada Uttara Kannada is a district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Uttara Kannada District is a major coastal district of Karnataka, and currently holding the title of the largest district in Karnataka. It is bordered by the state of Goa and Bel ...

, a district in Karnataka state *

Uttarakhand Uttarakhand ( , or ; , ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; the official name until 2007), is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the "Devbhumi" (literally 'Land of the Gods') due to its religious significance and ...

, a Himalayan state in North India *

Uttarakuru Uttarakuru ( sa, उत्तर कुरु; ) is the name of a dvipa ("continent") in ancient Hindu and Buddhist mythology as well as Jain cosmology. The Uttarakuru country or Uttara Kuru Kingdom and its people are sometimes described as belong ...

, a legendary location in ancient Indian texts * Uttarapatha, a legendary location in ancient Indian texts

Films

* ''Uttara'' (film), a 2000 Bengali film * ''Uttarayan'' (film), a 2004 Marathi film *

Uttarayanam ''Uttarayanam'' ( en, Throne of Capricorn) is a 1975 Malayalam-language film directed by G. Aravindan and written by Thikkodiyan. Aravindan debuted with this film. The film, which exposes opportunism and hypocrisy set against the backdrop of the ...

, a 1975 Malayalam film

People

Uttara Baokar Uttara Baokar is an Indian stage, film and television actress. She acted in several notable plays, like as Padmavati in ''Mukyhamantri'', Mena in ''Mena Gurjari'', Desdemona in Shakespeare's ''Othello'', the mother in playwright Girish Karnad ...

, Indian actress *

Uttara Mhatre Kher Uttara Mhatre Kher (29 December 1963) is an Indian former model and beauty pageant contestant. Personal life Kher is married to Adwait Kher (also a former model and son of actress Usha Kiran), making Tanvi Azmi her sister-in-law. She has two d ...

(born 1963), Indian model

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Uttara (Mahabharata) In the epic Mahabharata, ''Uttar'' ( sa, उत्तर) was the prince of Matsya Kingdom and the eldest son of King Virata, at whose court the Pandavas spent one year in concealment during their exile. His sister Uttarā married Abhimanyu, ...

, son of King Virata who went into battle with Arjuna *

Uttarā (Mahabharata) ''Uttarā'' or Anglicized as ''Uttaraa'' (उत्तरा) was the daughter of Queen Sudeshna and King Virata, at whose court the Pandavas spent a year in concealment during their exile. She was sister of Uttara, Sveta and Shanka. Training u ...

, daughter of Virata and mother of Parikshita *

Uttara Bank Uttara Bank Limited is one of the largest and oldest private sector commercial banks in Bangladesh. There are 243 branches at home and 600 affiliates worldwide. History Uttara Bank Limited (UBL) was established in 1965 with the head office locat ...

, Bangladesh *

Uttara University Uttara University ( bn, উত্তরা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) or UU is a private university at Uttara, in Dhaka, Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South ...

, Dhaka, Bangladesh *

Uttaradhi Arora The Uttaradhi Arora literally the Northern Aroras, are a major subgroup of the Arora caste in India. After the conquest of Aror Aror ( Sindhi: اروهڙ) or Alor or Arorkot (Sindhi: اروهڙ ڪوٽ) is the medieval name of the city of Rohr ...

, an Arora clan of North India *

Uttaramadra This is a list of ancient Indo-Aryan peoples and tribes that are mentioned in the literature of Indic religions. From the second or first millennium BCE, ancient Indo-Aryan peoples and tribes turned into most of the population in the northern p ...

, a legendary clan found in Uttarakuru *

Uttara Foods and Feeds {{primary sources, date=April 2009 Uttara Foods and Feeds is a group company of the multimillion-dollar V H Conglomerate, the leader in poultry business in India. It was started by B.Venkatesh Rao, Joint M D of the Vekateshwara Hatchries Group. ...

, an Indian company *

Uttarayana The term Uttarāyaṇa (commonly Uttarayan) is derived from two different Sanskrit words – "uttara" (North) and "ayana" (movement) – thus indicating a semantic of the northward movement of the Sun on the celestial sphere. This movement begin ...

, spring equinox in Hindu traditions

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