Dara is a given name in several languages.
Dara, Daraa, or DARA may also refer to:
Geography Africa Dar'a, region in northern Ethiopia Dara (woreda), region in southern Ethiopia
Asia Dara (Mesopotamia), an archeological site in Mardin province, Turkey Dara, Iran, a village in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran Daraa Governorate, province of Syria Daraa, capital city of the Daraa Governorate
Europe Dara, Greece, community in Arcadia, Greece Dara, a village in Pietroasele Commune, Buzău County, Romania Dara, a village in Dorolț Commune, Satu Mare County, Romania Daranak, Armenia, also called Dara
Film and entertainment Dara (film), a 2007 Indonesian short film Macabre (film), a 2009 Indonesian film based on the short film Dara Dara of Jasenovac a Serbian historical drama film Dara (game) West African strategy game Dara, a fictional villain in the 1996 Indian film Diljale, portrayed by Amrish Puri
People Dara clan, a clan of Jats in India Dara (South Korean singer) (born 1984), singer and actress best known as Sandara Park Dara (Bulgarian singer) (born 1998), winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 Dara (Moldovan singer), born Nicoleta Darabană in 1993 Dara (wrestler) (born 1969), Japanese professional wrestler best known as Kaoru
Family name Chan Dara (born 1986), Cambodian footballer Daoyod Dara (born 1954), Thai-Vietnamese football player DJ Dara (Darragh Guilfoyle), Irish drum and bass DJ in America Dur-e Najaf Dara (born 1945), Australian restaurateur Eszter Dara (born 1990), Hungarian swimmer Evan Dara, American novelist Isavella Dara, Greek and French model and beauty contestant Kazi Abdul Wadud Dara, Bangladeshi politician Olu Dara (born Charles Jones III, 1941) American cornetist, guitarist, and singer Sofia Dara (born 1963), Greek swimmer Virak Dara (born Kim Hiek, 1947), Cambodian actress
Other uses Dara (fish), a West African species of grunt Parakuhlia macropthalma Dara River (disambiguation) Dara Academy, a school in Thailand MV Dara, an ocean liner Decreasing absolute risk aversion
Acronyms DARA International, non-profit organization working to improve development aid and humanitarian aid Defence Aviation Repair Agency, in the United Kingdom Deutsche Agentur für Raumfahrtangelegenheiten, an agency that was merged into the German Aerospace Center
See also Darragh, Irish name Darius (disambiguation), English variant of the Persian "Dara"