Zara may refer to:

Businesses

Zara (retailer) Zara (; ) is a fast fashion retail subsidiary company, subsidiary of the Spanish multinational fashion design, manufacturing, and retailing group Inditex. Zara sells clothing, accessories, beauty products and perfumes. The head office is locate ...

, a fashion retail company based in Spain *

Zara Investment Holding Zara Investment Holding Co Ltd. was founded on 10 May 1994 by Sabih al-Masri, the current chairman, and Khalil Talhouni, in addition to a number of investors and local banks and Arab and international investment companies, such as the Internation ...

, a Jordanian holding company *

Continental Hotel Zara The Continental Hotel is a hotel in Budapest, Hungary. The hotel is located on the corner of Nyár and Dohány streets, near the old Jewish quarter and the Klauzál Square Market Hall. History The history of Continental Hotel dates back ...

, Budapest, Hungary

People and fictional characters

Zara (name) Zara is a feminine given name and a surname. Zara is commonly cited as a Hebrew name and considered a variant of the Hebrew name Sarah or a feminine form of Zarah, better known as Zerah, a biblical figure from the Book of Genesis. The connection ...

, primarily a given name, including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname *

Zara (Turkish singer) Neşe Yılmaz (born 15 January 1976), known by her stage name Zara, is a popular Turkish folk singer and actress of from Turkey. She was born in Üsküdar district of Istanbul on 15 January 1976. She released eight albums using the nickname "Ne ...

, stage name of Turkish folk singer and actress Neşe Yılmaz (born 1976) *

Zara (Russian singer) Zarifa Pashaevna Mgoyan (; born 26 July 1983), known as Zara (), is a Russian pop singer, actress, and social activist. She was awarded the title of Merited Artist of the Russian Federation in 2016. She has recorded ten studio albums, and recei ...

, Russian pop singer and actress Zarifa Pashaevna Mgoyan (born 1983)

Places

Zara (Dalmatia) Zadar ( , ), historically known as Zara (from Venetian language, Venetian and Italian language, Italian, ; see also Zadar#Etymology and historical names, other names), is the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously in ...

, a historical and Italian name of the city of Zadar, Croatia *

Province of Zara The Province of Zadar, Zara () was a province of the Kingdom of Italy, officially from 1918 to 1947. In 1941 it was enlarged and made part of the Italian Governorate of Dalmatia, during World War II, until 1943. Historical background In 1915 Ita ...

, a province of the Kingdom of Italy from 1918 to 1947 *

Zara, North Carolina Zara is an unincorporated community in Bladen County, North Carolina North Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the At ...

, an unincorporated community *

Zara, Turkey Zara is a town in Sivas Province of Turkey. It is the seat of Zara District.İlçe Belediyesi

, a town and district of Sivas Province

Ships

* ''Zara''-class of Italian heavy cruisers ** Italian cruiser ''Zara'', a heavy cruiser that served in the Italian Navy from 1931 to 1941 * , an Austro-Hungarian torpedo cruiser of the 19th century * USS ''Zara'' (SP-133), a patrol vessel that served in the United States Navy from 1917 to 1919

Music

* ''ZaRa'', an EP by

Merzbow is a Japanese noise project started in 1979 by Masami Akita, best known for a style of harsh noise music. Since 1980, Akita has released over 500 recordings and collaborated with numerous artists. The name Merzbow comes from the German dada a ...

* "Zara", a 2011 single by Arty * "Zara", a song from ''

Gemini Gemini most often refers to: * Gemini (constellation), one of the constellations of the zodiac * Gemini (astrology), an astrological sign Gemini may also refer to: Science and technology Space * Gemini in Chinese astronomy, the Gemini constellat ...

'' by Macklemore, 2017

Other uses

Zara (game) Zara is a game of chance that was played in the Middle Ages. It was most commonly played with three dice, although there were regional variations. Each player would throw the dice, calling out a number at the same time. If the number he called ...

, a dice game *

Zara (Milan Metro) Zara is an interchange station between Lines 3 and 5 of the Milan Metro. The station opened in 1995. It was the final stop on Line 3 until 2003, when Maciachini was opened. It was the final stop on Line 5 and its only link to the rest of the ...

, a railway station in Milan, Italy *

158 Infantry Division Zara Year 158 ( CLVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Tertullus and Sacerdos (or, less frequently, year 911 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 158 for th ...

, Italian infantry division of World War II *

Zorya Zorya (Literal translation, lit. "Dawn"; also many variants: Zarya, Zaria, Zorza, Zirnytsia, Zaranitsa, Zoryushka, etc.) is a figure in Slavic folklore, a feminine personification of dawn, possibly goddess. Depending on tradition, she may appear ...

, also spelled Zara, in Slavic folklore, a personification of dawn, possibly a goddess * ZARA, an acronym referring to the ports of

Zeebrugge Zeebrugge (; from , meaning "Bruges-on-Sea"; , ) is a village on the coast of Belgium and a subdivision of Bruges, for which it is the modern port. Zeebrugge serves as both the international port of Bruges-Zeebrugge and a seafront resort with ...

Antwerp Antwerp (; ; ) is a City status in Belgium, city and a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of Antwerp Province, and the third-largest city in Belgium by area at , after ...

Rotterdam Rotterdam ( , ; ; ) is the second-largest List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city in the Netherlands after the national capital of Amsterdam. It is in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of South Holland, part of the North S ...

and

Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , ; ; ) is the capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, largest city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It has a population of 933,680 in June 2024 within the city proper, 1,457,018 in the City Re ...

Zaara Zaara is an archaic variant of Sahara, both being English transliterations of the original Arabic word for ''desert''. It is an African region famed for its arid, barren characteristics, and was used by contemporary writers not just as a geograp ...