Ara may refer to:

Biology

* ''Ara'' (bird), a genus of parrots * Ara (fish) (''Niphon spinosus''), a species of fish *

L-arabinose operon The L-arabinose operon, also called the ''ara'' or ''araBAD'' operon, is an operon required for the breakdown of the five-carbon sugar L-arabinose in ''Escherichia coli''. The L-arabinose operon contains three structural genes: ''araB'', ''araA'' ...

, also known as ara

Places

Ara (mountain) Mount Ara (, ''Ara leř'') is a polygenetic stratovolcano, stratovolcanic cone in Armenia's Kotayk Province. The town of Zoravan and a nearby church, Gharghavank, are located along the mountain's lower slopes. The town of Yeghvard is below the m ...

, a mountain in Armenia * Ara, Armenia, a village in Armenia *

Ara, Bihar Arrah (also transliterated as Ara) is a city and a municipal corporation in Bhojpur district (formerly known as Shahabad district) in the Indian state of Bihar. It is the headquarters of Bhojpur district, located near the confluence of the Ga ...

, a city in India * Ara, Ramgarh, a town in Jharkhand, India *

Ara, Ranchi Ara is a census town in the Namkum CD block in the Ranchi Sadar subdivision of the Ranchi district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Geography Location Ara is located at . Area overview The map alongside shows a part of the Ranchi plateau, ...

, a town in Jharkhand, India * Ara, Iran, a village in Iran *

'Ara Ara (; ) is a village in the Haifa District in northern Israel, located in the Wadi Ara valley. Since 1985, 'Ara has been part of the Ar'ara local council. It is located north of highway 65, between Ar'ara and Kfar Qara. Its population of 4,6 ...

, a village in Israel * Ara (lake), a lake in Norway * Arakawa River (disambiguation), also known as Ara, several rivers in Japan * River Ara, Ireland

People

Given name

Ara the Beautiful Ara the Handsome (or the Beautiful, ) is a legendary Armenians, Armenian hero and king. He is the son of the legendary king Aram and a descendant of the Armenian patriarch Hayk. Scholars believe that Ara, Aram and Hayk were originally deities who ...

, a legendary Armenian hero * Ara Ball, Canadian film director * Ara Bartlett (fl. 1825–1880), American lawyer and judge *

Ara Dinkjian Ara Dinkjian (; born June 18, 1958) is an Armenian-American musician. He is the founder of the band Night Ark. Dinkjian is an oud player. His compositions, which have been recorded in thirteen different languages, include the multi-platinum hit ...

(born 1958), Armenian oud player and composer *

Go Ara Go Ara (; born February 11, 1990) is a South Korean actress and model. She is best known for starring in the television series '' Sharp'' (2003), '' Heading to the Ground'' (2009), '' Reply 1994'' (2013), '' You're All Surrounded'' (2014), '' ...

(born 1990), South Korean actress and model *

Ara Parseghian Ara Raoul Parseghian (; ; May 21, 1923 – August 2, 2017) was an American football coach and player who coached the University of Notre Dame to national championships in 1966 and 1973. He is noted for bringing Notre Dame's Fighting Irish footb ...

(1923–2017), American football player and coach *

Yoo Ara Yoo Ara (; born September 26, 1992) is a South Korean singer and actress, known for her work as a former member of the South Korean girl group Hello Venus. Career Pre-debut Ara was part of a training program, called 'Pre-School Girls', that ...

(born 1992), South Korean singer and dancer; leader of the girl group Hello Venus *

Ara Guler Ara may refer to: Biology * ''Ara'' (bird), a genus of parrots * Ara (fish) (''Niphon spinosus''), a species of fish * L-arabinose operon, also known as ara Places * Ara (mountain), a mountain in Armenia * Ara, Armenia, a village in Armenia ...

(1928-2018), Armenian-Turkish photojournalist *Ara, a diminutive of the Russian feminine given name Avrora (a form of

Aurora An aurora ( aurorae or auroras), also commonly known as the northern lights (aurora borealis) or southern lights (aurora australis), is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly observed in high-latitude regions (around the Arc ...

) *

Ara Spence Ara Spence (February 26, 1793 – May 27, 1866)Leslie P. Dryden, ''Dryden Family & Descendants'' (1999), p. 52.''Maryland: A Guide to the Old Line State'' (1976), p. 445. was a justice of the Maryland Court of Appeals from 1835 to 1851. Born in W ...

(1793–1866), Justice of the Maryland Court of Appeals

Surname

Arilena Ara Arilena Ara (; born 17 July 1998) is an Albanian singer. Ara rose to national recognition in Albania, upon her victory at X Factor Albania in 2013. After her participation in the 18th edition of the music contest , her song "" found significant ...

(born 1998), Albanian singer also known mononymously as Arilena *

Guido Ara Guido Ara (; 28 August 1888 – 2 July 1975) was an Italian association footballer and manager who played as a midfielder. Club career Hailing from Vercelli in the region of Piedmont, Ara is most noted for his entire playing career at his homet ...

(1888–1975), Italian association football player *

Rachel Ara Rachel Ara (born 1965, Jersey) is a London-based contemporary British conceptual and data artist. Overview Ara was originally a computer programmer. She then studied for a Fine Art BA degree at Goldsmiths, University of London. Ara is an ele ...

(born 1965), British conceptual and data artist *

Seiji Ara Seiji Ara (荒聖治; Ara Seiji) (born May 5, 1974 in Chiba, Japan) is a Japanese race car driver. He was the winner of the 24-hour Le Mans race in 2004, driving an Audi R8. In the same year he also raced in the Le Mans Endurance Series and ...

(born 1974), Japanese race car driver *

Zinat Ara Zinat Ara (born March 15, 1953) is the third female judge in Bangladesh. She is a former justice of the Appellate Division. She was the third female judge in the High Court Division and the second female judge in the Appellate Division. In 2024, t ...

(born 1953), Bangladeshi justice

Media

* ''Ara'' (film), a 2008 Turkish drama directed by Ümit Ünal * ''Ara'' (newspaper), a Catalan-language daily newspaper from Barcelona *"Ara", a song by Brymo from ''

The Son of a Kapenta ''The Son of a Kapenta'' (abbreviated as ''SOAK'') is the second studio album by Nigerian singer Brymo. It was released by Chocolate City on November 15, 2012. Recorded in English and Yoruba, ''The Son of a Kapenta'' is primarily a mixture of Af ...

'' *''Ara'', Zeynep Bastık's Turkish cover of " Paro" by Nej' *'' Ara: History Untold'', turn-based grand strategy video game

Other uses

Ara (constellation) Ara (Latin for "the Altar") is a southern constellation between Scorpius, Telescopium, Triangulum Australe, and Norma. It was (as ) one of the Greek bulk (namely 48) described by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the ...

Ara (goddess) Ara () was a Mesopotamian goddess regarded as a servant of the god Enki. While in the past it was often assumed this theonym was only an alternate name Isimud, today the two are regarded as distinct deities who eventually came to be conflated wit ...

, a Mesopotamian goddess * A'ra, a pre-Islamic Arabian god *

Ara (drink) Ara, or Arag, ( Tibetan and Dzongkha: ཨ་རག་; Wylie: ''a-rag''; "alcohol, liquor") is a traditional alcoholic beverage consumed in Bhutan. Ara is made from native high-altitude tolerant barley, rice, maize, millet, or wheat, and may be e ...

, traditional Bhutanese wine *ISO 639-2 and -3 language codes for

Arabic Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...

Ara Institute of Canterbury Ara Institute of Canterbury, often simply referred to as Ara, is an institute of technology in Canterbury, New Zealand. It was formed in 2016 from the merger of Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology (CPIT) and Aoraki Polytechnic. A ...

, Christchurch, New Zealand *

Project Ara Project Ara was a modular smartphone project under development by Google. The project was originally headed by the Advanced Technology and Projects team within Motorola Mobility while it was a Google subsidiary. Google retained the ATAP group wh ...

, a modular phone initiative by Google *

Hape people The Hape people were a Native American tribe of the Coahuiltecan group. They lived in the region of present-day Texas until their eradication in the late 17th century. Spanish chroniclers also recorded the tribe name as Ape, Jeapa, Xape, Aba, Ara, G ...

, a Native American group also called the Ara