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 **Acronym for '' The Amazing Race Australia'', a reality game show on Network Ten

Music

* T-ara, a South Korean girl 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), fictional home of Scarlett O'Hara in ''Gone with the Wind'' *Tara, a planet, setting of the ''Doctor Who'' serial '' The Androids of Tara'' *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 (''Caesalpitarania spinosa''), native to Peru *Tara, a Malagasy name for the shrub '' Lemuropisum edule'' *Tara, a theoretical founding ancestor of Haplogroup T *A ''Vitis rotundifolia'' grape variety *Tara, Māori for the White-fronted tern ''(Sterna striata)'' *Tara, a Chinese name for '' Calamus erectus''

Companies and media

*'' Țara'', a newspaper from the Republic of Moldova * Tara Air, a Nepalese airline * Tara International, Indian marketer for Tara Green Auto * Tara Labs, a manufacturer of high-end audio products * Tara Muzik, a defunct Indian Bengali music channel * Tara Newz, a defunct Indian Bengali news channel * Tara Television (or Tara TV), an Irish cable and satellite channel

People

* Şarık Tara (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), stage name of Indian actress and politician Anuradha * Tara (wrestler), 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

Places

Natural features

* Tara (Drina), 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, 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, 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, several inhabited localities * Tara, Saga, a town, mountain, and mountain range in Saga Prefecture, Japan

Australia

*Tara, Northern Territory, a locality in the Barkly Region * Tara, Queensland, a town * Tara County, New South Wales * Shire of Tara, Queensland

Europe

* Hill of Tara, 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, United States, an unincorporated area * Tara, Ontario, village in Canada * Tara Hills, California, a CDP * Tara Township, Minnesota (disambiguation), several places in the United States

Religion

*In Hinduism: ** Tara (Mahavidya), a Tantric goddess ** Tara (Ramayana), the wife of the monkey king Vali ** Tara (Hindu goddess), the wife of Brihaspati * Tara (Buddhism), a tantric meditation deity in Tibetan Buddhism *Tara, a sea goddess in Polynesian mythology * Tara (mythology), a name of one of the Hesperides attested on a vase

Schools

* Tara Anglican School for Girls, 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, a UK title * Baron Tara, an Irish title * Kingship of Tara, a title in ancient Ireland * Viscount Tara, an Irish title

Transportation

* Tara Air, a Nepalese airline *''Tara'', an oceanic research vessel used for the Tara expedition * 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 * IKCO Tara, a car

Other uses

* Đurđevića Tara Bridge, 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, a house in Surrey, UK, previously the home of drummer Keith Moon * Tara Brooch, an artifact from Ireland * 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, a type of lie detection technique *Tāra, Māori language name for New Zealand dollar * Yugoslav submarine ''Nebojša'', or ''Tara'', a submarine of the Yugoslav Navy