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, a South Korean girl music group * Tara Music, 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 ''The Androids of Tara'' is the fourth serial of the 16th season of the British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in four weekly parts on BBC1 from 25 November to 16 December 1978. The serial is set on ...

'' *Tara, a fictional town, the setting for the 1970 film ''

The Spider's Stratagem ''The Spider's Stratagem'' ( it, Strategia del ragno) is a 1970 Italian made-for-television political mystery-drama film written and directed by Bernardo Bertolucci and produced by RAI. The screenplay is based on the 1944 short story '' The ...

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 quini ...

(''Caesalpitarania spinosa''), native to Peru *Tara, a Malagasy name for the shrub ''

Lemuropisum edule ''Lemuropisum edule'' ( Malagasy:''Tara'') is an edible wild plant native to south west Madagascar. Family Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae The scientific name ''Lemuropisum edule'' means ''edible lemur's pea''. The plant grow at altitudes ...

'' *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 Vit ...

*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 incl ...

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

Calamus erectus ''Calamus erectus'', also known as viagra palm and locally as tynriew, tara, and zhi li sheng teng, is a flowering shrub in the family Arecaceae. The specific epithet (''erectus'') refers to the plant's habit of growing straight rather than creep ...

Companies and media

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Țara ''Ţara'' ( en, The Country) was a magazine from the Republic of Moldova founded on August 15, 1990 as a newspaper of the Popular Front of Moldova. Ţara was the successor of Deşteptarea. Ştefan Secăreanu was the editor in chief and Sergiu B ...

'', 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 establish ...

, 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 ...

, 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 bein ...

, 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 20 ...

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

People

* Şarık Tara (born 1930), Turkish billionaire and former captain of industry * Tara (given name), 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 Legis ...

, stage name of Indian actress and politician Anuradha *

Tara (wrestler) Lisa Marie Varon (née Sole; born February 10, 1971) is an American retired fitness competitor, bodybuilder and professional wrestler best known for her tenure with WWE under the ring name Victoria and her time spent as an Impact Wrestling Knoc ...

, 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 Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (also known by its initials as GLOW or G.L.O.W.) is a women's professional wrestling promotion that began in 1986 (the pilot was filmed in December 1985) and has continued in various forms after it left television. ...

Places

Natural features

* Tara (river), in Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina (in Republic Srpska) *

Tara (Irtysh) The Tara (russian: Тара) is a river in the Novosibirsk and the Omsk Oblasts in Russia. It is a right tributary of the Irtysh The Irtysh ( otk, 𐰼𐱅𐰾:𐰇𐰏𐰕𐰏, Ertis ügüzüg, mn, Эрчис мөрөн, ''Erchis mörön' ...

, 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 ...

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

, 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 Tara is a small village, about 25 km south west of Choma, in the Southern Province of Zambia. It is situated along the main road from Livingstone to Lusaka Lusaka (; ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Zambia. It is one ...

, a village in the Southern Province of Zambia *

Tara Subcounty Tara is a subcounty at the north-eastern end of Maracha District of Uganda. It is an area endowed with rocks and is neighboured in the Northwest by Koboko; to the Northeast by Yumbe; to the East by Omugo subcounty plus to the South by Nyadri (Marach ...

, a region in Maracha District, Uganda

Asia

Tara, Iran Tara ( fa, ترا, also Romanized as Tarā; also known as Tarādīnān) is a village in Bala Larijan Rural District, Larijan District, Amol County, Mazandaran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 31, in 12 families. References < ...

, a village in Mazandaran Province *

Tara, Nepal Tara is a Village development committee (Nepal), village development committee in Baglung District in the Dhawalagiri Zone, Dhaulagiri Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3,705 and had 698 houses in t ...

, 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 *

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. Immedi ...

, a town *

Tara County, New South Wales Tara County is one of the 141 Cadastral divisions of New South Wales. It is located in the south-western corner of the state, to the north of the Murray River, and to the east of the border with South Australia. The Darling Anabranch River is t ...

Shire of Tara The Shire of Tara was a local government area in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia. The shire, administered from the town of Tara, covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1912 until 2008, when it amal ...

, Queensland

Europe

, an ancient site in County Meath, Republic of Ireland *Tara, County Down, a townland in the civil parish of Witter, 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 Tara is an unincorporated area in Manatee County, Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georg ...

, 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), 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. After being widowed, she becomes the Queen of Sugriva, Vali's younger brother. Tara is desc ...

, 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 cult ...

Schools

Tara Anglican School for Girls Tara Anglican School for Girls (commonly referred to as Tara) is an independent Anglican single-sex early learning, primary, and secondary day and boarding school for girls, located in North Parramatta, a western suburb of Sydney, New ...

, North Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia * Tara High School, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States *

Tara Institute Tara Institute is a Tibetan Buddhist center located in the suburb of East Brighton in Melbourne which provides Buddhist teachings throughout the year. As of March 2020 the lama, Venerable Geshe Doga has been the resident teacher at the centre sin ...

, a Tibetan Buddhist center in Melbourne, Australia

Titles

* Baron Brabazon of Tara, a UK title * Baron Tara, an Irish title * Kingship of Tara, a title in ancient Ireland *

Viscount Tara Viscount Tara (or Taragh) was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. The title was created by King Charles II in 1650 for the soldier Thomas Preston (1585–1655). He was the second son of Christopher Preston, 4th Viscount Gormanston. The 1st Viscou ...

, 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, Tahitian slang for 5 CFP francs *

Tara (cat) Zatara (Tara for short), is a female tabby cat living in California, United States, who rescued her human family's child from being attacked by a neighbor dog named Scrappy. The moment was recorded on household surveillance. The footage uploaded ...

, a family cat who saved a four-year-old boy from a dog attack * Tara (Northern Ireland), a loyalist group *

Tara, Chertsey Tara was a house on St Anns Hill, Chertsey, Surrey owned by The Who's drummer Keith Moon in the 1970s, but was demolished and replaced by a new home in 1990. The press party for the release of the ''Who's Next'' album was held at Tara. Descripti ...

, a house in Surrey, UK, previously the home of drummer Keith Moon * Tara Brooch, an artifact from Ireland *

Tara Foundation The ''Tara Foundation'' was a charity organization dedicated to the support of low-income and disabled transsexual people. Origins The foundation was started in 2001 with the assistance of a $10,000 grant from the Marin Community Foundation ...

, a charity for transgender people * Tara Hurdle, a horse race in Ireland * Tara Mine, a zinc and lead mine near Navan, County Meath, Ireland * Tara Theatre, an art house movie theater in Atlanta named after the plantation in ''Gone With the Wind'' *

Timed antagonistic response alethiometer The timed antagonistic response alethiometer, or TARA, is a type of lie detection technique that relies upon cognitive chronometry. The TARA is a computer-based technique. It requires respondents to classify a succession of mixed statements as ...

, 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 New Zea ...

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