Raka may refer to:

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Raka, Tibet Raka is a village in Dênggar Township in Saga County in the Shigatse Prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It lies along the G219 road near the junction with the northern heading S206 road on the road to Qierexiang, roughly east ...

Raka, Krško Raka (; ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 78.) is a village in the Municipality of Krško in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the ...

, a village in the Municipality of Krško, southeastern Slovenia *

Raka, Järva County Raka () is a village in Järva Parish, Järva County in northern-central Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west ...

, village in Ambla Parish, Järva County, Estonia * Raka, Rapla County, village in Rapla Parish, Rapla County, Estonia *

Raqqa Raqqa (, also , Kurdish language, Kurdish: ''Reqa'') is a city in Syria on the North bank of the Euphrates River, about east of Aleppo. It is located east of the Tabqa Dam, Syria's largest dam. The Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine city and b ...

, a city in Syria

Mythology and religion

Raka'ah A Rak'a ( ', lit. "bow"; plural: ') is a single iteration of prescribed movements and supplications performed by Muslims as part of the prescribed obligatory prayer known as salah. Each of the five daily prayers observed by Muslims consists ...

, one unit of Islamic prayer, or ''Salaa'' *

Raka (mythology) In Cook Islands mythology, Raka (''Trouble'') was the god of winds and storms. He was the fifth child of the Great Mother, Vari. Raka found a congenial home in Moana-Irakau (''Deep ocean''). According to Gill A gill () is a respiration organ, ...

, a deity in Cook Islands mythology *

Raka-maomao Raka-maomao or Rakamaomao, in Māori mythology, is a god of wind. He is the god of ordinary winds, in contrast to Tāwhirimātea, who is the god of tempests. To the Waitaha tribe of the South Island, Rakamaomao was the group of winds that blew f ...

, a deity in Māori mythology * Raka, in Hindu mythology, a wife of

Dhata In Hinduism, Dhata () or Dhatr () is the name of the solar deity, one of the Adityas.Mani p. 232 He is also a god of health and magic. He is invoked in tantra by drawing tantras and chanting Vedic hymns. Often invoked during major yagnas su ...

* Raka, in the ''Ramayana'', sister of

Kaikasi ''Ramayana'' is one of the two major Sanskrit ancient epics (''Itihasa''s) of Hindu literature. It was composed by sage Valmiki. This is a list of important figures that appear in the epic. A * Agastya: Rishi (sage). Son of sage Pulastya a ...

Other uses

* Rajdhani College, University of Delhi, India * ''Raka'', an epic poem by Nicolaas Petrus van Wyk Louw * ''Raka'', a 2019 EP by

Golden Features Thomas George Stell (born 1991), known professionally as Golden Features, is an Australian deep house / dance DJ and producer currently signed to Warner Bros. Records. Three singles, "Tell Me" featuring Nicole Millar, "No One" featuring Thelma ...

and the Presets * Raka, a fictional villain in the 1960 Indian film ''

Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai ''Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai'' () was an Indian film released in 1960, directed by Radhu Karmakar and produced by Raj Kapoor. The film stars Padmini, Raj Kapoor and Pran in lead roles. This was the first directorial venture of Karmakar, wh ...

'', played by Pran * Raka, an antagonist in the 2019 Indian animated series ''Chacha Chaudhary''

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