Tara may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Film and television

* ''Tara'' (1992 film), an Indian film directed by Bijaya Jena * ''Tara'' (2001 film), an American film, also known as ''Hood Rat'', directed by Leslie Small * ''Tara'' (2010 film), a Bengali film directed by Bratyo Basu * ''Tara'' (2013 film), an Indian film directed by Kumar Raj * ''Tara'' (TV series), soap opera that aired on Zee TV *TARA, acronym for '' The Amazing Race Asia'', a reality game show on the AXN network

Music

T-ara T-ara (; ko, 티아라) are a South Korean girl group formed by MBK Entertainment in 2009, consists of four members: Qri, Eunjung, Hyomin and Jiyeon. T-ara's career is marked by hook-heavy dance-pop music, a result of their close partners ...

, a South Korean girl music group *

Tara Music Tara Music (formerly known as Tara Records) has been regarded for many years as one of the leading traditional Irish music recording companies. The label was set up by Jack Fitzgerald and John Cook in the early 1970s. Their first release was the ...

, a label featuring traditional Irish music * ''Tara'' (Absu album) * "Tara" (song), a song on Moya Brennan's 2003 album ''Two Horizons'' * ''Tara'' (Yano album) * "Tara", a song by Roxy Music on the 1982 album ''Avalon'' (Roxy Music album)

Fictional settings

Tara (plantation) Tara is the name of a fictional plantation in the state of Georgia, in the historical novel '' Gone with the Wind'' (1936) by Margaret Mitchell. In the story, Tara is located from Jonesboro (originally spelled Jonesborough), in Clayton County, ...

, fictional home of Scarlett O'Hara in ''Gone with the Wind'' *Tara, a planet, setting of the ''Doctor Who'' serial '' The Androids of Tara'' *Tara, a fictional town, the setting for the 1970 film '' The Spider's Stratagem''

Biology

* ''Tara'' (plant), a genus of legumes * ''Tara'' (spider), a genus of jumping spiders *

Tara tree ''Tara spinosa'', commonly known as ''tara'' ( Quechua), also known as Peruvian carob or spiny holdback, is a small leguminous tree or thorny shrub native to Peru. ''T. spinosa'' is cultivated as a source of tannins based on a galloylated quin ...

(''Caesalpitarania spinosa''), native to Peru *Tara, a Malagasy name for the shrub '' Lemuropisum edule'' *Tara, a theoretical founding ancestor of Haplogroup T *A ''Vitis rotundifolia''

grape variety This list of grape varieties includes cultivated grapes, whether used for wine, or eating as a table grape, fresh or dried (raisin, currant, sultana). For a complete list of all grape species including those unimportant to agriculture, see Viti ...

*Tara, Māori for the

White-fronted tern The white-fronted tern (''Sterna striata''), also known as tara, sea swallow, black-billed tern, kahawai bird, southern tern, or swallow tail, was first described by Johann Friedrich Gmelin in 1789. A medium-sized tern with an all-white body inclu ...

''(Sterna striata)'' *Tara, a Chinese name for '' Calamus erectus''

Companies and media

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Țara ''Ţara'' ( en, The Country) was a magazine from the Republic of Moldova A republic () is a " state in which power rests with the people or their representatives; specifically a state without a monarchy" and also a "government, or system o ...

'', a newspaper from the Republic of Moldova *

Tara Air Tara Air Pvt. Ltd. is an airline headquartered in Kathmandu, Nepal. It is a subsidiary of Yeti Airlines. Tara Air was formed in 2009 using aircraft from the Yeti Airlines fleet and is based at Tribhuvan International Airport, with a secondar ...

, a Nepalese airline *

Tara International Tara International, a subsidiary of Bengal Enamal, located in Mumbai, India, is the marketer for Tara Green Auto, a producer of battery electric vehicles to include two, three and four wheel designs. Tara S. Ganguly is the current Managing Direc ...

, Indian marketer for Tara Green Auto *

Tara Labs TARA (The Absolute Reference Audio) Labs is a manufacturer of high-end audio cables from Medford, Oregon. It is currently led by president Merrill Bergs. The trademark of Tara Labs is their use of solid wire. History TARA Labs was established ...

, a manufacturer of high-end audio products *

Tara Muzik Tara Muzik was an Indian Bengali-language satellite and cable music-oriented television channel owned by the Saradha Group, a chit fund company. It was launched on 21 February 2005, as the first Bengali-language music-oriented channel in the w ...

, a defunct Indian Bengali music channel *

Tara Newz Tara Newz was an Indian Bengali-language satellite and cable 24-hour news and current affairs television channel owned by the Saradha Group, a chit fund company. It was launched on 21 February 2005, airing regional news coverages, after being ...

, a defunct Indian Bengali news channel *

Tara Television Tara Television (or Tara TV) was an Irish cable and satellite channel aimed primarily at Irish people living in Britain, it was set up in 1996 and began broadcasting a year later before being finally wound up during the early hours of 1 July 2 ...

(or Tara TV), an Irish cable and satellite channel

People

Şarık Tara Şarık Tara (born Šarik Hadžihamzić; 22 April 1930 – 28 June 2018) was a Turkish billionaire who founded Enka İnşaat ve Sanayi A.Ş., Turkey's largest construction company, with Sadi Gülçelik, in 1957. As well as being an internationa ...

(born 1930), Turkish billionaire and former captain of industry *

Tara (given name) Tara is a given name with multiple meanings in different cultures. The name is popular in Ireland, the United States and Australia It is also a common name in parts of South Asia. In Ireland, it is derived from The Hill of Tara which is an ar ...

, including a list of people and fictional characters *

Tara (Kannada actress) Anuradha (born 4 March 1971), known by her stage name Tara, is an Indian actress, known for her work in Kannada cinema and politics. She joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2009 and is currently a nominated member of the Karnataka Legi ...

, stage name of Indian actress and politician Anuradha * Tara (wrestler), ring name of professional wrestler Lisa Marie Varon *Tara the Southern Belle, a member of the Southern Belles tag-team from the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling

Places

Natural features

Tara (river) The Tara ( sr-cyrl, Тара) is a river in Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina. It emerges from the confluence of the Opasnica and Veruša rivers in the Komovi Mountains, part of the Dinaric Alps of Montenegro. The total length is 146&nbs ...

, in Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina (in Republic Srpska) * Tara (Irtysh), river in Russia (in Novosibirsk and Omsk Oblasts), a tributary of the Irtysh *Tara, an older name for the river Tragus, in Greece (in Arcadia) *

Tara, Saga is a town and peninsula located in Fujitsu District, Saga Prefecture, Japan. As of March 1, 2017, the town has an estimated population of 9,125. Geography Tara is bordered by Isahaya, Ōmura, Kashima and the Ariake Sea. On a clear day, it is ...

, town, mountain and mountain range in Japan (in Saga Prefecture) *

Tara Mountain Tara ( sr-Cyrl, Тара, ) is a mountain in western Serbia. It is part of the Dinaric Alps and stands at above sea level. The mountain's slopes are clad in dense forests with numerous high-elevation clearings and meadows, steep cliffs, deep rav ...

, Serbia * Tara National Park, Serbia *Tara Island, Sulu Archipelago, Philippines * Tara Hill, County Wexford, Ireland, a hill and a village *

Hill of Tara The Hill of Tara ( ga, Teamhair or ) is a hill and ancient ceremonial and burial site near Skryne in County Meath, Ireland. Tradition identifies the hill as the inauguration place and seat of the High Kings of Ireland; it also appears in I ...

, County Meath, Ireland, a ritual site of ancient high kings of Ireland * Salar de Tara, a salt pan in Chile * 5863 Tara, an asteroid

Populated places

Africa

* "Tara", Cairo, a squatted villa on Gezira Island, Cairo, Egypt, made notorious by its SOE occupants during World War II * Tara, Zambia, a village in the Southern Province of Zambia * Tara Subcounty, a region in Maracha District, Uganda

Asia

* Tara, Iran, a village in Mazandaran Province * Tara, Nepal, a village in Baglung District in the Dhawalagiri Zone of central Nepal * Tara, Russia, several inhabited localities *

, a town, mountain, and mountain range in Saga Prefecture, Japan

Australia

*Tara, Northern Territory, a locality in the

Barkly Region The Barkly Region, formerly Barkly Shire, is a local government area of the Northern Territory of Australia, administered by the Barkly Regional Council. The region's main town is Tennant Creek. The region covers an area of and had a populati ...

Tara, Queensland Tara is a rural town and locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Tara had a population of 1,980 people. Geography Tara is on the Darling Downs. The town is at the centre of the locality. Immediat ...

, a town * Tara County, New South Wales * Shire of Tara, Queensland

Europe

, an ancient site in County Meath, Republic of Ireland *Tara, County Down, a townland in the civil parish of

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, County Down, Northern Ireland *Tara, County Offaly, a townland in the civil parish of Durrow, barony of Ballycowan, Republic of Ireland

North America

* Tara, Florida, United States, an unincorporated area * Tara, Ontario, village in Canada * Tara Township, Minnesota (disambiguation), several places in the United States

Religion

*In Hinduism: **

Tara (Mahavidya) In Hinduism, the goddess Tara ( sa, तारा, ) is the second of the Dasa (ten) Mahavidyas or "''Great Wisdom goddesses''", and is a form of Adishakti, the tantric manifestation of Parvati. Her most famous centre of worship is the templ ...

, a Tantric goddess **

Tara (Ramayana) In the Hindu epic ''Ramayana'', Tara ( sa, तारा, , literally "star";) is the Queen of Kishkindha and wife of the monkey (vanara) King Vali (Ramayana), Vali. After being widowed, she becomes the Queen of Sugriva, Vali's younger brother. ...

, the wife of the monkey king Vali ** Tara (Hindu goddess), the wife of Brihaspati *

Tara (Buddhism) Tara ( sa, तारा, ; bo, སྒྲོལ་མ, ), Ārya Tārā, or Shayama Tara, also known as Jetsun Dölma (Tibetan: ''rje btsun sgrol ma'') is an important figure in Buddhism, especially revered in Tibetan Buddhism. She appears as a f ...

, a tantric meditation deity in Tibetan Buddhism *Tara, a sea goddess in

Polynesian mythology The Polynesian narrative or Polynesian mythology encompasses the oral traditions of the people of Polynesia (a grouping of Central and South Pacific Ocean island archipelagos in the Polynesian Triangle) together with those of the scattered cul ...

Schools

* Tara Anglican School for Girls, North Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia *

Tara High School Tara High School is one of several high schools in the East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools District in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It is located in the Tara Neighborhood of Baton Rouge. Tara High School is located at 9002 Whitehall Avenue, Baton Ro ...

, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States * Tara Institute, a Tibetan Buddhist center in Melbourne, Australia

Titles

* Baron Brabazon of Tara, a UK title * Baron Tara, an Irish title *

Kingship of Tara The term Kingship of Tara () was a title of authority in ancient Ireland - the title is closely associated with the archaeological complex at the Hill of Tara. The position was considered to be of eminent authority in medieval Irish literature a ...

, a title in ancient Ireland * Viscount Tara, an Irish title

Transportation

, a Nepalese airline * Tara Field, an airport in Georgia, United States * Tara Station, a railway station in Saga Prefecture, Japan * Tara Street, a major traffic route in Dublin, Ireland * Tara Street railway station in Dublin, Ireland

Other uses

* Đurđevića Tara Bridge, a bridge over the Tara River in northern Montenegro *

Tārā Tara may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Tara'' (1992 film), an Indian film directed by Bijaya Jena * ''Tara'' (2001 film), an American film, also known as ''Hood Rat'', directed by Leslie Small * ''Tara'' (2010 film), a ...

, Tahitian slang for 5 CFP francs * Tara (cat), a family cat who saved a four-year-old boy from a dog attack * Tara (Northern Ireland), a loyalist group * Tara, Chertsey, a house in Surrey, UK, previously the home of drummer Keith Moon *

Tara Brooch The Tara Brooch is an Irish Celtic brooch, dated to the late-7th or early-8th century, of the pseudo-penannular type (i.e., with a fully closed head or hoop). It is made from bronze, silver and gold, with a head formed from a circular ornate ri ...

, an artifact from Ireland * Tara Foundation, a charity for transgender people * Tara Hurdle, a horse race in Ireland *

Tara Mine Tara Mines is a zinc and lead mine near Navan, County Meath, Ireland. Tara is an underground mine where the orebody lies between 50 and 900 metres below the surface in carbonate-hosted lead-zinc ore deposits. The deposit was discovered in 1970 ...

, a zinc and lead mine near Navan, County Meath, Ireland *

Tara Theatre The Tara Theatre was an art house movie theater located in Atlanta. The theater specialized in the showing of independent films, the only theater in Atlanta to do so exclusively. History The Tara Theatre was opened in June 1968 by Loew's Theatr ...

, an art house movie theater in Atlanta named after the plantation in ''Gone With the Wind'' * Timed antagonistic response alethiometer, a type of lie detection technique *Tāra, Māori language name for

New Zealand dollar The New Zealand dollar ( mi, tāra o Aotearoa; sign: $, NZ$; code: NZD) is the official currency and legal tender of New Zealand, the Cook Islands, Niue, the Ross Dependency, Tokelau, and a British territory, the Pitcairn Islands. Within Ne ...

* Yugoslav submarine ''Nebojša'', or ''Tara'', a submarine of the Yugoslav Navy