Nara
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People with the name Nara
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Geography
- Nara, AttockNara, AttockNara is a village and union council of Attock District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. It is part of Jand Tehsil....
, a village in Attock, Pakistan - Nara, JhelumNara, JhelumNara is a village and union council of Jhelum District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. It is part of Jhelum Tehsil, and is located at 32°48'0N 73°24'0E with an altitude of 236 metres ....
, a village in Jhelum, Pakistan - Nara, NWFPNara, NWFPNara is one of the 51 union councils of Abbottabad District in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Nara is in the southern part of the district, the Union Council of Nara takes it name from the Village of Nara.-Subdivisions:...
, Union Council of Abbottabad, Pakistan - Nara, NaraNara, Narais the capital city of Nara Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. The city occupies the northern part of Nara Prefecture, directly bordering Kyoto Prefecture...
, capital city of Nara Prefecture, Japan - Nara PrefectureNara Prefectureis a prefecture in the Kansai region on Honshū Island, Japan. The capital is the city of Nara.-History:The present-day Nara Prefecture was created in 1887, making it independent of Osaka Prefecture....
, a prefecture of Japan - Nara, MaliNara, MaliNara is a city of Mali's Koulikoro Region and the capital of its Cercle. The Cercle is located near the Mauritanian border and was estimated in 2004 to contain 11,000 people...
, a city in Mali - Nara RiverNara RiverNara River is a river in the Moscow Oblast and Kaluga Oblast in Russia. It is a left tributary of the Oka River. The length of the river is 158 kilometres. The area of its basin is 2030 km². The Nara River freezes up in November-December and stays under the ice until April. The cities of...
, a river in Russia
People and society
- Nara peopleNara peopleThe Nara are a Nilotic ethnic group living in Eritrea and make up less than 1% of the population. The Nara people are generally Muslim, with a few still practicing their indigenous beliefs. The Nara name means "Sky Heaven" and Speak a language called Nara-Bana, which means "Nara-Talk". The Nara are...
, an ethnic minority in Eritrea - Nara (clan)Nara (clan)Nara is a major Manchu clan. The Hūlun Four States -- Hada , Ula , Hoifa and Yehe -- were ruled by this clan...
, a Manchu clan - Nara Party or National Radical Camp, a Polish political party from 1937 to 1939
People with the name Nara
- Yoshitomo NaraYoshitomo Narais a Japanese artist. He currently lives and works in Tokyo, though his artwork has been exhibited worldwide. Nara received his B.F.A. and an M.F.A. from the Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music. Between 1988 and 1993, Nara studied at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, in Germany. Nara...
, a Japanese artist - Nara LeãoNara LeãoNara Lofego Leão was a Brazilian bossa nova and MPB singer and occasional actress. Her husband was Carlos Diegues, director and writer of Bye Bye Brasil....
, a Brazilian singer and actress
Other uses
- Nara languageNara languageThe Nara or Barea language is a Nilo-Saharan language spoken chiefly in western Eritrea. The language is often confused with Kunama, which is at best only distantly related. According to Tsige Hailemichael, the "...Nara language is in danger of quickly disappearing." The name Barea is considered...
, a language spoken chiefly in Eritrea - Nara periodNara periodThe of the history of Japan covers the years from AD 710 to 794. Empress Gemmei established the capital of Heijō-kyō . Except for 5 years , when the capital was briefly moved again, it remained the capital of Japanese civilization until Emperor Kammu established a new capital, Nagaoka-kyō, in 784...
, a period of Japanese history - Shikamaru NaraShikamaru Narais a fictional character in the Naruto manga and anime series created by Masashi Kishimoto. In the anime and manga, Shikamaru is a ninja affiliated with the village of Konohagakure. He is a member of Team 10, a group of ninja consisting of himself, Choji Akimichi, Ino Yamanaka, and team leader...
, a fictional character in the manga and anime series Naruto - National Archives and Records AdministrationNational Archives and Records AdministrationThe National Archives and Records Administration is an independent agency of the United States government charged with preserving and documenting government and historical records and with increasing public access to those documents, which comprise the National Archives...
(NARA), a U.S. government agency - One of the twins Nara-NarayanaNara-NarayanaNara-Narayana is a Hindu deity pair. Nara-Narayana is the twin-brother incarnation of the preserver-god Vishnu on earth, working for the preservation of dharma or righteousness...
in Hindu mythology - Acanthosicyos horridusAcanthosicyos horridusAcanthosicyos horridus is an unusual melon that occurs only in Namibia; it is locally called !nara.The edible seeds are known locally as butterpips....
or !nara, a melon of the Namib desert - NaenaraNaenaraThe Naenara, literally "my country" in Korean is the official web portal of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea . The portal's categories include politics, tourism, music, foreign trade, arts, press, IT Industries, history, and "Korea is One"....
, the official web portal of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea