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:

Places

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, Bangladesh * Uttara East Thana * Uttara West Thana *

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, a 1975 Malayalam film

Transport

* 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, 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, a railway depot of

People

* Uttara Baokar, Indian actress

Other uses

* Uttara (Mahabharata), 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, Bangladesh * Uttara University, Dhaka, Bangladesh * Uttaradhi Arora, an Arora clan of North India * Uttaramadra, 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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