Uttara, which means "north" in

Sanskrit Sanskrit (; stem form ; nominal singular , ,) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in northwest South Asia after its predecessor languages had Trans-cultural ...

and many other South Asian languages, may refer to:

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Uttara Uttara, which means "north" in Sanskrit and many other South Asian languages, may refer to: Places *Uttara (town), Uttara, a neighbourhood north of Dhaka, Bangladesh *Uttara Export Processing Zone, Bangladesh *Uttara East Thana *Uttara West Thana ...

, a neighbourhood north of Dhaka, Bangladesh *

Uttara Export Processing Zone Uttara Export Processing Zone (UEPZ) (), also known as Uttara EPZ or Nilphamari EPZ, is the seventh of the eight export processing zone in Bangladesh located at Nilphamari. It's the only export processing zone of Rangpur division/ north Bengal. I ...

, Bangladesh *

Uttara East Thana Uttara East Thana () is a Thanas of Bangladesh, police station of Bangladesh situated in Sector 4 of Uttara (Town), Uttara, Dhaka (eastern side of N3 (Bangladesh), Dhaka–Mymensingh Highway). History Uttara East was established on 31 May 1997. It ...

Uttara West Thana Uttara West Thana () is a Thanas of Bangladesh, thana of Bangladesh situated in Sector 11 of Uttara (Town), Uttara, Dhaka. History This thana was established on 4 September 2012 to decrease the responsibility of former Uttara Thana (now Uttara Eas ...

Uttaradit The original name of Mueang district, Uttaradit, was Bang Pho. This district was under the control of Phi Chai District. Later, it was established as Uttaradit Province and Bang Pho District became the capital district. It was changed to Mueang ...

, a city in Thailand *

Uttara Kannada Uttara Kannada is a fifth largest district in the Indian state of Karnataka, It is bordered by the state of Goa and Belagavi districts to the north, Dharwad District and Haveri District to the east, Shivamogga District, and Udupi District to ...

, a district in Karnataka state *

Uttarakhand Uttarakhand (, ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; List of renamed places in India, the official name until 2007), is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. The state is bordered by Himachal Pradesh to the n ...

, a Himalayan state in North India *

Uttarakuru The Uttarakurus (; ) were an early Vedic Hindu tribe that inhabited the Uttarakuru country or Uttara Kuru Kingdom. It is also the name of a dvipa ('continent') in ancient Hindu cosmology. The name "Uttara-Kuru" means "North of Kuru (kingdom)". ...

, a legendary location in ancient Indian texts *

Uttarapatha Ancient Hindu and Buddhist texts use Uttarapatha as the name of the Northern part of Jambudvipa (equivalent of present-day North India), one of the " continents" in Hindu mythology. In modern times, the Sanskrit word ''uttarapatha'' is sometimes u ...

, a legendary location in ancient Indian texts

Films

* ''Uttara'' (film), a 2000 Bengali film * ''Uttarayan'' (film), a 2004 Marathi film *

Uttarayanam ''Uttarayanam'' () is a 1975 Malayalam-language film directed by G. Aravindan and written by Thikkodiyan. Aravindan debuted with this film. The film, which exposes opportunism and hypocrisy set against the backdrop of the Independence struggle, ...

, a 1975 Malayalam film

Transport

Uttara North metro station Uttara North (, ''romanised: Uttora uttor'') is an elevated metro station of the Dhaka Metro Rail's MRT Line 6. This station is located in Uttara, a neighbourhood of Dhaka. It was opened on 29 December 2022. History The Uttara North Metro Station ...

, a metro station of

Dhaka Metro Rail The Dhaka Metro Rail () is a rapid transit, mass rapid transit system serving Dhaka (currently from Uttara North to Motijheel), the capital and largest city of Bangladesh. It is operated by the Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL). Toget ...

Uttara Center metro station Uttara Center ( ''romanised: Uttora sentar'') is an elevated metro station of the Dhaka Metro's MRT Line 6, located in Uttara, neighbourhood of Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; , ), List of renamed places in Bangladesh, formerly known as Dacca, is the ...

, a metro station of

Uttara South metro station Uttara South (, ''Romanisation of Bengali, romanised: Uttora dokkhin'') is an elevated metro station of the Dhaka Metro's MRT Line 6 (Dhaka Metro), MRT Line 6. This station is located in Uttara (town), Uttara, a Neighbourhoods in Dhaka Metropolita ...

, a metro station of

Uttara Depot Diabari Depot (), officially Uttara Depot (), is a railway depot of the Dhaka Metro Rail's MRT Line 6, located before Uttara North station in northern Dhaka. It is the first depot on the metro lines of Dhaka, having been built in 2022, when the M ...

, a railway depot of

People

Uttara Baokar Uttara Baokar (5 August 1944 – 12 April 2023) was an Indian stage, film, and television actress. She acted in several notable plays, such as Padmavati in ''Mukyhamantri'', Mena in ''Mena Gurjari'', Desdemona in Shakespeare's ''Othello'', t ...

, Indian actress

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Uttara (Mahabharata) Uttara (), also rendered Uttara Kumara () is a prince of the Matsya Kingdom featured in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. He is the eldest son of King Virata and his wife Sudeshna, at whose court the Pandavas spend their one year of anonymity d ...

, son of King Virata who went into battle with Arjuna *

Uttarā (Mahabharata) Uttarā () was the princess of Matsya, as described in the Hindu epic ''Mahabharata''. She was the daughter of King Virata and Queen Sudeshna, at whose court the Pandavas spent a year in concealment during their exile. During this period, she ...

, daughter of Virata and mother of Parikshita *

Uttara Kanda The ''Ramayana'' (; ), also known as ''Valmiki Ramayana'', as traditionally attributed to Valmiki, is a smriti text (also described as a Sanskrit literature, Sanskrit Indian epic poetry, epic) from ancient India, one of the two important epics ...

, last book of the ''Ramayana'' *

Uttara Bank Uttara Bank PLC. is one of the largest and oldest private sector commercial banks in Bangladesh. There are 243 branches at home and 600 affiliates worldwide. Azharul Islam, chairman of Aftab Group, is the chairman of Uttara Bank PLC. History ...

, Bangladesh *

Uttara University Uttara University () or UU is a private university at Uttara, in Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; , ), List of renamed places in Bangladesh, formerly known as Dacca, is the capital city, capital and list of cities and towns in Bangladesh, largest city ...

, Dhaka, Bangladesh *

Uttaradhi Arora The Uttaradhi Arora literally the Northern Aroras, are a major subgroup of the Arora caste in India. After the conquest of Aror Aror (or Alor or Arorkot) is the medieval name of the city of Rohri in Sindh, modern Pakistan. Aror once served as ...

, an Arora clan of North India *

Uttaramadra This is a list of ancient Indo-Aryan peoples and tribes that are mentioned in the literature of Indian religions. From the second or first millennium BCE, ancient Indo-Aryan peoples and tribes turned into most of the population in the north ...

, a legendary clan found in Uttarakuru *

Uttarayana The term Uttarāyaṇa (commonly Uttarayanam) is derived from two different Sanskrit words – "uttaram" (North) and "ayanam" (movement) – thus indicating the northward movement of the Sun. In the Gregorian calendar, this pertains to the "actu ...

, spring equinox in Hindu traditions

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