Katra means

caravanserai A caravanserai (or caravansary; ) was an inn that provided lodging for travelers, merchants, and Caravan (travellers), caravans. They were present throughout much of the Islamic world. Depending on the region and period, they were called by a ...

(roadside inn) in Arabic and Persian. Katra may also refer to:

Places

Bangladesh

* Katra (Dhaka), caravanserai inns in Bengal **

Bara Katra Bara Katra (; ) is one of the oldest historical and architectural monuments in Dhaka. The word Katra may have originated from Arabic word Katara which means colonnaded building. 'Katra/ katara' in Arabic and Persian means 'Caravan (Karwan) Sar ...

("greater katra"), a historical katra in Dhaka ** Chhota Katra ("lesser katra"), a historical katra in Dhaka

India

* Katras, a town in Jharkhand, India *

Katra, Jammu and Kashmir Katra or Vaishno Devi is a city and Tehsil in the Reasi district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is situated at the foot of the Trikuta Mountains, where the shrine of Vaishno Devi is located. Katra is located 24 k ...

or Vaishno Devi, a small town in Jammu and Kashmir * Katra, Allahabad, a locality/township in Uttar Pradesh *

Katra, Gonda Katra is a town and a nagar panchayat in Gonda district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Geography Katra is located at . It has an average elevation of 111 metres (364 feet). Demographics India census A census (from Latin '' ...

, a town and a nagar panchayat in Uttar Pradesh *

Katra Gulab Singh Katra Gulab Singh is a regional market town in Pratapgarh district of Uttar Pradesh state of India. It is about away from the Pratapgarh headquarters. History In the Indian Mutiny of 1857, protestors honored Amar Shaheed Babu Gulab Singh. ...

, a town and regional market in Uttar Pradesh * Katra Medniganj, a town and a nagar panchayat in Uttar Pradesh *

Katra, Shahjahanpur Miranpur Katra is a Vidhan Sabha constituency in Tehsil Tilhar in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The town is located 47 kilometres (30 mi) east of the Bareilly, on the main Lucknow–Delhi National Highway 24.Its situated at midpoint w ...

, a town and a nagar panchayat in Uttar Pradesh *

Katra Masjid The Katra Masjid is a former Shia caravanserai, mosque and tomb, in a partial ruinous state, located in the north eastern side of the city of Murshidabad, in the state of West Bengal, India. The complex contains the tomb of its founder, Nawab M ...

, a mosque and tomb in Murshidabad, West Bengal

Iran

* Katra, Iran, a city in Fars Province, also known by several other names including Korehi *

Katra, Mazandaran Katra () is a village in, and the capital of, Katra Rural District of Nashta District, Tonekabon County, Mazandaran province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West ...

, a village in Mazandaran Province *

Katra Rural District Katra Rural District () is in Nashta District of Tonekabon County, Mazandaran province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Tu ...

, an administrative subdivision of Mazandaran Province

Lithuania

Katra, Lithuania Katra is a village in , Varėna district municipality, Alytus County, southeastern Lithuania. According to the 2001 census, the village had a population of 35 people. At the 2011 census, the population was 19. Katra village is located c. from Va ...

, a village in Alytus County * Katra or

Kotra KOTRA (Korea Trade Promotion Corporation initially, Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency since 1995) is a state-funded trade and investment promotion organization operated by the Government of South Korea.Katra Sambili, Kenyan writer, thinker and poet * Katra Solopuro (born 1984), Finnish vocalist and founder of the band Katra *

Katra Zajc Katarina (Katra) Zajc (born January 31, 1967) is a law professor at the University of Ljubljana, and a former alpine skier from Slovenia. Zajc graduated from University of Ljubljana, where she earned her bachelor's degree in law. She continued her ...

(born 1967), Slovenian alpine skier

Other uses

Katra (band) Katra is a Finnish symphonic metal band founded by vocalist . Members Katra Anniina Solopuro (born 10 August 1984 in Tampere, Finland) has been studying piano since the age of 6. At 14 she switched to voice lessons. Today she studies singing ...

, a Finnish symphonic metal band *

Katra (Star Trek) Vulcans, sometimes referred to as Vulcanians, are a fictional extraterrestrial humanoid species in the ''Star Trek'' media franchise. They are noted for their strict adherence to logic and reason and suppression of emotion. Known for their p ...

, the Vulcan word for a person's soul or spirit *

Katra Bazar Assembly constituency Katra Bazar is a constituency of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly covering the city of Katra Bazar in the Gonda district of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is one of five assembly constituencies in the Kaiserganj Lok Sabha constituency Kaiser ...

, a constituency of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India *

Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra railway station Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra railway station (station code: SVDK) is a railway station on the Jammu–Baramulla line, Jammu Udhampur Srinagar Baramulla Railway Link in Reasi district in the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir (union terr ...