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 ''The Amazing Race Asia'' is an Asian reality competition show based on the American series ''The Amazing Race''. Following the premise of other versions in the ''Amazing Race'' franchise, the show follows teams of two as they race across Asia a ...

'', a reality game show on the AXN network **Acronym for ''

The Amazing Race Australia ''The Amazing Race Australia'' (also known as ''The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition'') is an Australian adventure reality competition show based on the American series ''The Amazing Race (American TV series), The Amazing Race''. Follo ...

'', a reality game show on Network Ten

Music

T-ara T-ara (; ) is a South Korean girl group formed in 2009, currently consisting of four members: Qri, Hahm Eun-jung, Eunjung, Hyomin, and Park Ji-yeon, Jiyeon. T-ara's career is marked by Hook (music), hook-heavy dance-pop music, a result of their ...

, a South Korean girl group *

Tara Music Tara Music (formerly known as Tara Records) has been regarded for many years as one of the leading traditional Irish music recording companies. The label was set up by Jack Fitzgerald and John Cook in the early 1970s. Their first release was the ...

, 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 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, on the east ...

, 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 t ...

'' *Tara, a fictional town, the setting for the 1970 film '' The Spider's Stratagem''

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 quinic ...

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

Lemuropisum edule ''Delonix edulis'' ( Malagasy:''Tara'') is a species of edible wild plant native to southwest Madagascar. The plant grows in semi-arid tropical zones with annual rainfall less than 400 mm, from sea level up to 100 meters elevation. The pl ...

'' *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, Zante currant, currant, sultana (grape), sultana). For a complete list of all grape species, including those unimp ...

*Tara,

Māori Māori or Maori can refer to: Relating to the Māori people * Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group * Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand * Māori culture * Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the Co ...

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 inclu ...

''(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 Botanical nomenclature, specific epithet (''erectus'') refers to the plant's habit of growing str ...

Companies and media

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Țara ''Ţara'' () 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 Burcă was the ...

'', 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 secondary hub ...

, a Nepalese airline *

Tara International Tara International, a subsidiary of Bengal Enamal, located in Mumbai, India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; th ...

, 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. Tara Labs is known for their use of solid wire. History TARA Labs was established in ...

, 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, or just Tara by continuity announcers) was an Irish cable and satellite channel that broadcast from 1997 to 2002, aimed at the Irish community living in Britain. Despite its initial promise, the channel faced finan ...

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

People

Şarık Tara Şarık Tara (born Šarik Hadžihamzić; 22 April 1930 – 28 June 2018) was a Turkish billionaire who founded Enka İnşaat ve Sanayi A.Ş., one of Turkey's largest construction company, with Sadi Gülçelik, in 1957. As well as being an interna ...

(1930–2018), Turkish billionaire and former captain of industry * Tara (Assamese actress), former Indian film actress * Tara (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters *

Tara (Kannada actress) Anuradha (born 4 March 1965), known by her stage name Tara, is an Indian politician and actress active in the Kannada cinema. She joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2009 and is currently a nominated member of the Karnataka Legislative Co ...

, stage name of Indian actress and politician Anuradha *

Tara (wrestler) Lisa Marie Varon (née Sole; born February 10, 1971) is an American retired professional wrestler, fitness competitor and bodybuilder. She is signed to WWE under a legends contract, under the ring name Victoria. She is also known for her tenure ...

, 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 (Drina) The Tara ( sr-cyrl, Тара) is a river in Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina. It emerges from the confluence of the Opasnica and Veruša rivers in the Komovi Mountains, part of the Dinaric Alps of Montenegro. The total length is , of whic ...

, a river in Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, a tributary of the Drina * Tara (Irtysh), a 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 270px, Castle-like observation deck of Takezaki 270px, Tara town center from west of Kamezaki is a town and peninsula located in Fujitsu District, Saga Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 7973 in 3215 households, and a ...

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

Tara Mountain Tara ( sr-Cyrl, Тара, ) is a mountain in western Serbia. It is part of the Dinaric Alps and stands at above sea level. The mountain's slopes are clad in dense forests with numerous high-elevation clearings and meadows, steep cliffs, deep rav ...

, Serbia * Tara National Park, Serbia *Tara Island,

Sulu Archipelago The Sulu Archipelago ( Tausug: Kapū'-pūan sin Sūg Sulat Sūg: , ) is a chain of islands in the Pacific Ocean, in the southwestern Philippines. The archipelago forms the northern limit of the Celebes Sea and southern limit of the Sulu Se ...

, Philippines *

Tara Hill, County Wexford Tara Hill () is an isolated hill and associated village near the Irish Sea coast in north County Wexford, Ireland. Though only high, it dominates the landscape of northeast Wexford. It overlooks the Wexford coast line, from Courtown harbour to ...

, Ireland, a hill and a village *

Hill of Tara The Hill of Tara ( 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 Irish mythology. ...

, 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, a village in the Southern Province of Zambia * Tara Subcounty, a region in Maracha District, Uganda

Asia

* Tara, Iran, a village in Mazandaran Province * Tara, Nepal, a village in Baglung District in the Dhawalagiri Zone of central Nepal *

Tara, Russia Tara () is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia. ;Urban localities * Tara, Omsk Oblast, a town in Omsk Oblast; administratively incorporated as a town of oblast significance; ;Rural localities * Tara, Republic of Bashkortostan, ...

, several inhabited localities *

, a town, mountain, and mountain range in Saga Prefecture, Japan

Australia

*Tara, Northern Territory, a locality in the

Barkly Region The Barkly Region, formerly Barkly Shire, is a Local Government Areas of the Northern Territory, local government area of the Northern Territory of Australia, administered by the Barkly Regional Council. The region's main town is Tennant Creek ...

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. Immedia ...

, a town * Tara County, New South Wales *

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 U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwe ...

, United States, an unincorporated area *

Tara, Ontario Tara is an unincorporated community in the municipality of Arran–Elderslie, Bruce County, in southwestern Ontario, Canada. It is a designated place and had 1,037 residents and 458 dwellings as of the 2011 census. Tara is in geographic Arran T ...

, village in Canada * Tara Hills, California, a CDP * Tara Township, Minnesota (disambiguation), several places in the United States

Religion

*In Hinduism: **

Tara (Mahavidya) In the Shaivism and Shaktism tradition of Hinduism, the goddess Tara (, ) is the second of the ten Mahavidyas. She is considered a form of Adishakti, the Tantra, tantric manifestation of Parvati. Her three most famous forms are Ekajaṭā, U ...

, a Tantric goddess **

Tara (Ramayana) In the Hindu epic ''Ramayana'', Tara (, , ) is the Queen of Kishkindha and the wife of the vanara (monkey) King Vali (Ramayana), Vali. After being widowed, she becomes the Queen of Sugriva, Vali's younger brother. Tara is described as the daugh ...

, the wife of the monkey king Vali **

Tara (Hindu goddess) is the Hindu goddess of felicity and sanguineness. She is also known as the "Wisdom Goddess" in Nepal and Tibet. Tara is the consort of Hindu god Brihaspati, the god of planet Jupiter. According to some Puranas, Tara sired or mothered a child ...

, the wife of Brihaspati *

Tara (Buddhism) Tara (, ; , ), Ārya Tārā (Noble Tara), also known as Jetsün Dölma (Tibetan: ''rje btsun sgrol ma,'' meaning: "Venerable Mother of Liberation"), is an important female Buddha in Buddhism, especially revered in Vajrayana Buddhism and Mahayan ...

, a tantric meditation deity in Tibetan Buddhism *Tara, a sea goddess in

Polynesian mythology 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 cultures known as the Polyne ...

Tara (mythology) In Greek mythology, Tara was one of the seven Hesperides and sister of Aiopis, Antheia, Kalypso, Donakis, Mermesa and Nelisa In Greek mythology, Nelisa was one of the seven Hesperides and sister of Aiopis, Antheia, Donakis, Kalypso, Mermesa In Gre ...

, a name of one of the Hesperides attested on a vase

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, secondary, day, and boarding school for girls, located in North Parramatta, a western suburb of Sydney, New South Wa ...

, North Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia * Tara High School, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States * Tara Institute, a Tibetan Buddhist center in Melbourne, Australia

Titles

Baron Brabazon of Tara Baron Brabazon of Tara, of Sandwich in the County of Kent, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 27 April 1942 for the aviation pioneer and Conservative politician John Moore-Brabazon. Moore-Brabazon was a descenda ...

, a UK title *

Baron Tara Baron Tara was a title that was created twice in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created for the first time in 1691 in favour of the soldier Lord Meinhardt Schomberg, younger son of Frederick Schomberg, 1st Duke of Schomberg Frederick Herman ...

, an Irish title *

Kingship of Tara The term Kingship of Tara () was a title of authority in ancient Ireland - the title is closely associated with the archaeological complex at the Hill of Tara. The position was considered to be of eminent authority in medieval Irish literature ...

, 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'', an oceanic research vessel used for the Tara expedition *

Tara Field Atlanta Speedway Airport (formerly 4A7), is a public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) west of the central business district of Hampton, a city in Henry County, Georgia, United States. It was known as Clayton County Airp ...

, an airport in Georgia, United States * Tara Station, a railway station in Saga Prefecture, Japan *

Tara Street Tara Street () is a major traffic route in Dublin, Ireland, partly due to the current one-way traffic flow in the city centre.

, a major traffic route in Dublin, Ireland *

Tara Street railway station Tara Street () is a railway station in central Dublin, Ireland. It is adjacent to the Loopline Bridge on George's Quay. It mainly services DART trains and longer distance commuter trains. Commuter services operate to (1) Maynooth and the ...

in Dublin, Ireland *

IKCO Tara The IKCO Tara (, code name: K132) is a compact (C-segment) sedan produced by Iranian carmaker Iran Khodro since 2021. The Tara is a derivative of the Peugeot 301 and is based on Iran Khodro's IKP1 platform, which is a modified version of the PSA ...

, a car

Other uses

Đurđevića Tara Bridge The Đurđevića Tara Bridge ( cyrl, Мост на Ђурђевића Тари, Most na Đurđevića Tari, ) is a concrete arch bridge over the Tara River (Montenegro), Tara River in Statistical regions of Montenegro, northern Montenegro. It is l ...

, a bridge over the Tara River in northern Montenegro * Tārā, Tahitian slang for 5 CFP francs * Tara (cat), 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 The Tara Brooch is an Irish Celtic brooch, dated to the late 7th or early 8th century. It is of the pseudo-penannular type (with a fully closed head or hoop), and made from bronze, silver and gold. Its head consists of an intricately decorated ...

, an artifact from Ireland *

Tara Hurdle The Tara Hurdle was a Grade 2 National Hunt Hurdling (horse race), hurdle race in Ireland until 2013, when it was downgraded to a Grade B Handicap (horse racing), handicap. It is run at Navan Racecourse in December, over a ...

, a horse race in Ireland *

Tara Mine Tara Mines is a zinc and lead mine near Navan, County Meath, Ireland. Tara is an underground mine where the orebody lies between 50 and 900 metres below the surface. The orebody is within the carbonate-hosted lead-zinc ore deposits of the Nav ...

, 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 t ...

, a type of lie detection technique *Tāra, Māori language name for

New Zealand dollar The New Zealand dollar (; currency sign, sign: $; ISO 4217, 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 Zeal ...

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