Sara may refer to:

Arts, media and entertainment

Film and television

* ''Sara'' (1992 film), 1992 Iranian film by Dariush Merhjui * ''Sara'' (1997 film), 1997 Polish film starring Bogusław Linda * ''Sara'' (2010 film), 2010 Sri Lankan Sinhala thriller directed by Nishantha Pradeep * ''Sara'' (2015 film), 2015 Hong Kong psychological thriller * ''Sara'' (1976 TV series), 1976 American western series * ''Sara'' (1985 TV series), 1985 American situation comedy * ''Sara'' (Belgian TV series), 2007–08 Flemish telenovella on Belgian television * "Sara" (''Arrow'' episode), an episode of Arrow

Music

Sara (band) Sara is a Finnish alternative rock/metal band from Kaskinen Kaskinen (; sv, Kaskö) is a town, municipality and island of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Ostrobothnia region. The populatio ...

, a Finnish band * "Sara" (Bob Dylan song), a song by Bob Dylan for the 1976 album ''Desire'' * "Sara" (Fleetwood Mac song), a song by Fleetwood Mac from the 1979 LP ''Tusk'' * "Sara" (Starship song), a song by Starship from the 1985 album ''Knee Deep in the Hoopla'' *"Sara", a song by Bill Champlin from the 1981 LP ''

Runaway Runaway, Runaways or Run Away may refer to: Engineering * Runaway reaction, a chemical reaction releasing more heat than what can be removed and becoming uncontrollable * Thermal runaway, self-increase of the reaction rate of an exothermic pro ...

'' * "Sarah" (disambiguation)#Music, songs

Other entertainment

Sara (play) ''Miss Sara Sampson'' (original spelling ''Miß Sara Sampson''"ß, Miß" on the titlepage of the 1772 "Tragedies of G. E. Lessing" and "Capital ẞ, MISS" in all caps Dramatis personæ, though the spelling "German orthography, Miss" now has wide ...

, or Miss Sara Sampson, 1755 play by the Enlightenment philosopher Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

Ethnic groups and languages

Sara people The Sara people are a Central Sudanic ethnic group native to southern Chad, the northwestern areas of the Central African Republic, and the southern border of North Sudan. They speak the Sara languages which are a part of the Central Sudanic la ...

, an ethnic group in central Africa *

Sara languages The Sara languages comprise over a dozen Bongo–Bagirmi languages spoken mainly in Chad; a few are also spoken in the north of the Central African Republic. They are members of the Central Sudanic language family. Greenberg (1966) treats all vari ...

, a language group spoken mostly in southern Chad * Sara language (Indonesia), a language spoken in Kalimantan in Indonesia

Legislation

Species At Risk Act The ''Species at Risk Act'' (SARA) (the ''Act'') is a piece of Canadian federal legislation which became law in Canada on December 12, 2002. It is designed to meet one of Canada's key commitments under the International Convention on Biological D ...

, Canadian legislation to protect endangered or threatened organisms and their habitats * Superfund Amendments & Reauthorization Act (SARA), U.S. federal program to fund the cleanup of sites contaminated with hazardous substances and pollutants

Names

* Sara (given name), a variant of the given name Sarah

People with this given name

Sara of St. Gilles Sara de Sancto Aegidio (also known as Sara of St. Gilles; died after 1326) was a French physician. Sara of Sancto Aegidio lived in Marseille, France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Wes ...

, fourteenth century physician * Sara Duterte, 15th Vice President of the Philippines *

Sara bint Faisal Al Saud Sara bint Faisal Al Saud ( ar, سارة بنت فيصل آل سعود ''Sara bint Fayṣal Āl Su'ūd''; born 1935) is a member of the House of Saud, the Saudi royal family. She was among the first female members of the Consultative Assembly of ...

, Saudi royal *

Sara bint Mashour Al Saud Sara bint Mashour Al Saud ( ar, سارة بنت مشهور آل سعود) is a member of the Saudi royal family. She is the granddaughter of King Abdulaziz. She is married to her cousin, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, son and heir of King ...

, Saudi royal *

Sara bint Talal Al Saud Sara bint Talal Al Saud ( ar, سارة بنت طلال بن عبد العزيز آل سعود) is a Saudi princess and the daughter of Prince Talal. Early years Sara bint Talal was raised in Riyadh in the liberal, more progressive branch of Sau ...

, Saudi royal *

Sara bint Ahmed Al Sudairi Sara bint Ahmed Al Sudairi ( ar, سارة بنت أحمد السديري ''Sara bint Aḥmed Al Sudairī''; died 1910) was a Saudi royal. She was a member of the Al Sudairi family and the wife of Abdul Rahman bin Faisal who was the last ruler of ...

, Saudi royal * Sara Bareilles, American singer-songwriter

Fictional characters

* Sara in the

Tooniverse Tooniverse (; portmanteau short for ''Cartoon Universe'') is a cartoon and anime channel broadcast by CJ ENM E&M Division (formerly On-Media), in South Korea. Tooniverse commenced airing in December 1995 and is currently one of the leading anima ...

animated television series ' * Sara (Battle Angel Alita) in the manga ''Battle Angel Alita'' * Sara (Chaotic) in the animated science fantasy television series ''Chaotic'' *

Sara Lance Sara Lance, also known by her alter-ego White Canary, is a fictional character in The CW's Arrowverse franchise, first introduced in the 2012 pilot episode of the television series ''Arrow'', and later starring in ''Legends of Tomorrow''. The c ...

, American superhero Arrowverse franchise *

Sara (mermaid) is a shōjo manga, ''shōjo'' manga and anime series created by Michiko Yokote, with artwork by Pink Hanamori. The manga was originally published in the monthly shōjo manga anthology ''Nakayoshi''. There are 32 chapters published (includ ...

in the manga and anime series ''Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch'' *

Sara (Over the Garden Wall) The American animated television miniseries '' Over the Garden Wall'' features a cast of fictional characters created by Patrick McHale. The series revolves around two half-brothers: Wirt (voiced by Elijah Wood), the awkward and pessimistic ...

in the animated television miniseries ''Over the Garden Wall'' * Sara in the

Wee Sing Wee or WEE may refer to: * Wee, a slang term for urine (see also wee-wee) * Wee, short stature, or otherwise small Anthroponym * Wee (surname), Chinese surname and name * Wee Willie Harris, singer * Wee Willie Webber, Philadelphia TV and ra ...

1988 film ''Grandpa's Magical Toys'' * Sara Kujou (), a playable characeter from

Genshin Impact ''Genshin Impact'' is an action role-playing game developed and published by miHoYo. It was released for Android, iOS, PlayStation 4, and Windows in 2020, on PlayStation 5 in 2021, and is set for release on Nintendo Switch. The game features ...

People with this surname

Mia Sara Mia Sarapochiello (born June 19, 1967), known professionally as Mia Sara, is a retired American actress. She made her film debut as Princess Lili in the fantasy film ''Legend'' (1985), and had her breakthrough starring as Sloane Peterson in the ...

(born 1967), American actress * Máret Ánne Sara (born 1983), Norwegian Sami artist and author

Organizations

San Antonio River Authority In 1917, the voters of Texas, recognizing the necessity of developing and conserving the State's water resources and inspired by devastating floods of 1913 and 1914, passed a Constitutional amendment allowing the Legislature to create special pur ...

, a regional authority in the state of Texas, U.S. *

Scottish Amateur Rowing Association Scottish Rowing (SR), formerly the Scottish Amateur Rowing Association, is the governing body for the sport of rowing in Scotland. It is responsible for promoting the sport in Scotland and also for selecting crews to send to the Home Internatio ...

, the governing body for the sport of rowing in Scotland *

Severn Area Rescue Association Severn Area Rescue Association (SARA) or Severn Rescue is an independent, marine and land based, search and rescue organisation covering the Severn Estuary and upper reaches of the River Severn. SARA is the largest independent lifeboat service ...

, a search and rescue organisation covering parts of the River Severn, U.K. *

South African African Rugby Board The South African African Rugby Board (later renamed the South African Rugby Association) was the body that governed black African South African rugby union players during the apartheid era, and one of three segregated rugby unions operating dur ...

, a former governing body for black rugby union players *

Southern African Railway Association The Southern African Railways Association (SARA) is the association of railway companies in the SADC region, especially those using gauge. Besides railway operating companies, it welcomes also other stakeholders of the railway industry, like sup ...

, an association of railway companies *

State Administration for Religious Affairs The State Administration for Religious Affairs (SARA) was an executive agency directly under the State Council of the People's Republic of China which oversaw religious affairs in the country. Originally created in 1951 as the Religious Affairs ...

, a department of the Chinese Government *

Stichting Academisch Rekencentrum Amsterdam SURF is an organization that develops, implements and maintains the national research and education network (NREN) of the Netherlands, It operates the national research network formally called SURFnet. SURF as a network is a backbone computer netw ...

, a Dutch university and research computing cooperative

Places

* Sara/Sare, a village in Labourd, France *

Sara, Iran Sara ( fa, سرا, also Romanized as Sarā) is a village in Sara Rural District, in the Central District of Saqqez County, Kurdistan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 816, in 173 families. The village is populated by Kurds ...

, a village in Kurdistan Province, Iran *

Sara, Kerman Sohrab ( fa, سهراب, also Romanized as Sohrāb; also known as Sārā, Sārāb, Sārāb Sohrāb, Zadeh, and Zara‘) is a village in Estabraq Rural District, in the Central District of Shahr-e Babak County, Kerman Province, Iran Ir ...

, a village in Kerman Province, Iran *

Sara Rural District , native_name_lang = fa , settlement_type = Rural District , image_skyline = , imagesize = , image_alt = , image_caption = , image_flag = , flag_alt ...

, an administrative subdivision of Kurdistan Province, Iran *

Sara, Iloilo Sara, officially the Municipality of Sara ( hil, Banwa sang Sara, tgl, Bayan ng Sara), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 54,637 people. Sara is from Iloilo ...

, a municipality in the Philippines *

Sara Province Sara is a province in the Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Portachuelo. Subdivision The province is divided into three municipalities which are further subdivided into cantons A canton is a type of administrative division of a ...

, a province of Bolivia *

Sar'a Sar'a ( ar, صرعة), was a Palestinian Arab village located 25 km west of Jerusalem, depopulated in the 1948 war. The site lies on a hill, at an elevation of about above sea-level. History Bronze Age to Roman period Sar'a might have bee ...

, a former village near Jerusalem * Nərimanabad, Lankaran or Sara, a village and municipality in Azerbaijan *

Sara, Washington Ridgefield is a city in northern Clark County, Washington. The population was 10,319 at the time of the 2020 census, up from 4,763 in 2010, making it the fastest growing city in the state of Washington. Located within the Portland metropolitan ...

, a town in Clark County *

Lake Sara Lake Sara is an 800-acre reservoir located four miles west of the city of Effingham in Effingham County, Illinois. Lake Sara's attractions include a two marinas, a public beach, two restaurants, various rental properties (including a camp ground ...

, a reservoir in Effingham County, Illinois, United States

Science and technology

Saab AB Saab AB (originally , later just SAAB and Saab Group) is a Swedish aerospace and defence company, founded in 1937. Headquartered in Stockholm, the development and the manufacturing is undertaken in Linköping. Saab produced automobiles from 19 ...

RäkneAutomat (SARA) computer, a calculating machine * "Sara" or

Apple III The Apple III (styled as apple ///) is a business-oriented personal computer produced by Apple Computer and released in 1980. Running the Apple SOS operating system, it was intended as the successor to the Apple II series, but was largely consi ...

, a business-oriented personal computer *

Saturate, aromatic, resin and asphaltene Saturate, Aromatic, Resin and Asphaltene (SARA) is an analysis method that divides crude oil components according to their polarizability and polarity. The saturate fraction consists of nonpolar material including linear, branched, and cyclic sa ...

, fractions in crude oil *

Smad Anchor for Receptor Activation Zinc finger FYVE domain-containing protein 9 or SARA (SMAD anchor for receptor activation) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''ZFYVE9'' gene. SARA contains a double zinc finger (FYVE domain). SARA is an anchoring protein involved in ...

, a protein * South African Regional Aircraft (SARA) developed by

Denel Denel SOC Ltd is a South African State-owned enterprise, state-owned aerospace and military technology conglomerate established in 1992. It was created when the manufacturing subsidiary, subsidiaries of Armscor (South Africa), Armscor were spli ...

* Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML) Aware Retrieval Application (SARA), a text-searching system that led to the

Xaira Xaira is an XML Aware Indexing and Retrieval Architecture developed at Oxford University, it was funded by the Mellon Foundation between 2005 and 2006. It is based on SARA,533 Sara Sara (minor planet designation: 533 Sara) is a minor planet orbiting the Sun The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. It is a nearly perfect ball of hot plasma, heated to incandescence by nuclear fusion reactions in its c ...

, a minor planet *

Sara (horse) The Poney du Logone is a breed of small horse or pony from the area of the Logone River in Chad and Cameroon, in west central Africa. It is particularly associated with the Musey or of that region, and may also be known as the Poney Musey or ...

, a breed of small horse from the Logone River area in Chad and Cameroon * Scanning, Analysis, Response, and Assessment (SARA), a problem-solving model used in policing

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