Tara 96540 223639032 2008-07-05T00:51:08Z Blanchardb 5311630 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/67.170.235.137|67.170.235.137]] to last version by Caiaffa (using [[WP:HG|Huggle]]) {{wiktionary}} {{TOC_right}} '''Tara''', '''tara''' or '''TARA''' may refer to ==People== *[[Tara (name)]], a list of people with the name *[[Tara (actress)]], from the Assamese film industry ===Titles=== *[[Baron Tara]], Irish title *[[Viscount Tara]], Irish title ==Places== ===Natural features=== *[[Hill of Tara]], home of the ancient High Kings of Ireland *[[Tara Hill, County Wexford]], Ireland *[[Tara Mountain]] and Tara National Park in Serbia *[[Tara, Saga]], town, mountain and mountain range in Saga Prefecture, Japan<!--deliberately listed twice --> *[[Tara River]], name of several rivers *[[Salar de Tara]], salt pan in Chile ===Towns=== *[[Tara, Afghanistan]] *[[Tara, Queensland]], town in Australia *[[Tara, Ontario]], village in Canada *[[Tara, Ethiopia]], a village in the [[Oromia Region]] of Ethiopia *[[Tara, Russia]], town in Omsk Oblast, Russia *[[Tara, Saga]], town, mountain and mountain range in Saga Prefecture, Japan<!--deliberately listed twice --> *[[Tara Township, Minnesota]], USA; several places *[[Tara Hills, California]], USA ===Other=== *[[Shire of Tara]], Queensland, Australia *[[Tara County, New South Wales]], Australia *[[Tara Station]] in Saga Prefecture, Japan *[[Tara Street railway station]] in Dublin, Ireland *Tara Boulevard, modern name of [[U.S. Route 19]] and [[U.S. Route 41]] through Jonesboro, where the Tara Plantation was located *Tara, home of [[Keith Moon]] *[[Tara Anglican School for Girls]], North Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia *[[Tara Field]], airport in Clayton County, Georgia, USA ==Companies and organizations== *[[Tara Energy]], electricity company in Texas, USA *[[Tara expedition]], Arctic voyage 2006-8 *[[Tara Foundation]], charity for transgendered people *[[Tara Foundation (Ireland)]], an [[Ireland|Irish]] cultural heritage lobby group *[[Tara (Israel)]], dairy co-operative *[[Tara Labs]], manufacturer of high-end audio products *[[Tara Newz]], Bengali news channel *[[Tara (Northern Ireland)]], loyalist group ==Fiction== ===Comics=== *Tara, a sword and sorcery heroine appearing in DC Comics' [[Warlord (comics)|''Warlord'' (comics)]] *[[Tara (comics)]], an android character in Marvel Comics' ''New Invaders'' *[[Tara Fremont]], also called "Tara, the Jungle Girl" and "Too Tall Tara", a superhero character appearing in AC Comics *[[Tara Mehta]], an incarnate deity character in Virgin Comics' ''Devi'' comic book ===Novels=== *Tara of Helium, a princess character in the [[Barsoom]] novels of Edgar Rice Burroughs *[[Tara (Artemis Fowl)]], a fictional location in the ''Artemis Fowl'' series *''[[Tara Road]]'', novel by Irish writer Maeve Binchy ==Movies and television== *[[Tara (1992 film)|''Tara'' (1992 film)]], an Indian film directed by Bijaya Jena *[[Tara (2001 film)|''Tara'' (2001 film)]], an American film, also known as ''Hood Rat'', directed by Leslie Small, starring Isaiah Washington and Ice T ===Characters=== *[[Tara (Kim Possible)]], a cheerleader character in the ''Kim Possible'' *[[Tara King]], a leading character in ''The Avengers'' *[[Tara Maclay]], a character in the ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' ===Settings=== *Tara, a planet setting of the ''Doctor Who'' serial "[[The Androids of Tara]]" *[[Tara Plantation]], fictional home of Scarlett O'Hara in ''Gone with the Wind'' ==Religion== *[[Tara (Buddhism)]], a female deity representing enlightened activity and fearlessness *[[Tara (Polynesian goddess)]], a sea goddess *In Hinduism: :*[[Tara (Devi)]], a Mahavidya of Mahadevi, Kali or Parvati. :*Another name for [[Taraka]], the second wife of Brihaspati :*[[Tara (Ramayana)]], the wife of the monkey king [[Vali (Ramayana)|Vali]], who married Vali's brother and successor, [[Sugriva]], after Vali's death. ==Science== *[[Tara (genus)]], a genus of jumping spiders *[[tara tree]] in Peru *TARA, acronym for the [[Timed Antagonistic Response Alethiometer]], a type of lie detection technique. *Tara, a theoretical founding ancestor of [[Haplogroup T (mtDNA)]] ==Other== *[[Tara (album)|''Tara'' (album)]], fourth album by black metal band Absu. *[[Tara Brooch]], an artifact from Ireland *[[tārā]], Tahitian slang for 5 CFP francs *[[Hurricane Tara]], name of three tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. *[[Battle of Tara]], in Ireland in 980 ==See also== *[[Taras]] {{disambig}} [[cs:Tara]] [[da:Tara]] [[de:Tara]] [[es:Tara]] [[fr:Tara (homonymie)]] [[it:Tara]] [[hu:Tara (egyértelműsítő lap)]] [[nl:Tara]] [[no:Tara]] [[pl:Tara]] [[pt:Tara]] [[ru:Тара]] [[simple:Tara]] [[sr:Тара]] [[sv:Tara]]