Here are things that have the name Dara or Daras:

Geography

• Dara Governorate, a province of Syria
• Dara, capital city of the above, with an ancient Byzantine fortress
• Dara, Greece (anc/kath.: Daras), a community in the prefecture of Arcadia
• Dara (Messenia), Greece, a village in the southern part of the prefecture of Messenia
• Dara, Guinea-Bissau (Long: 15.4922 W, Lat. 12.14556 N, altitude: 52 m, a place in the Oio Region.
• Dara Labe (Long: 13.66667/13°39 W, Lat: 12.45/12°27, altitude: 67 m) in the Oio Region, Guinea Bissau
• Dara ruins in Mardin province, Turkey, the remnants of ancient Dara, once a major city in Mesopotamia, named after Darius I

Dara Governorate is one of the fourteen governorates (provinces) of Syria. ... Location the governorate of Dara within Syria Dara (fortress, compare Dura-Europos) (Arabic: درعا) is a city in southwestern Syria, near the border with Jordan. ... Byzantine Empire (Greek: Βυζαντινή Αυτοκρατορία) is the term conventionally used since the 19th century to describe the Greek-speaking Roman Empire during the Middle Ages, centered at its capital in Constantinople. ... Dara (Greek Modern: Δάρα, Ancient/Katharevousa: -s), older Daras is a community in the municipality of Levidi in the northern part of the prefecture of Arcadia. ... Arcadia or Arkadía (Greek Αρκαδία; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a region of Greece in the Peloponnesus. ... Messinia Messinia (also spelled Messenia) is a district in the Peloponnesus, a region of Greece. ... Oio is a region in Guinea-Bissau. ... Motto: (Portuguese for Unity, Struggle, Progress) Anthem: Capital Bissau 1 Largest city Official language(s) Portuguese Government President Prime Minister Republic João Bernardo Vieira Aristides Gomes Independence from Portugal  - Declared September 24, 1973  - Recognised September 10, 1974 Area  - Total    - Water (%)   36,120 km² (133rd) 13,946 sq mi  22. ... Map showing the location of Mardin Province of Turkey View from Mardin to the Mesopotamian plains The old town of Midyat, second city of the province Mardin Province is a province of Turkey with a population of 835,173 (2000)¹. The capital of the Mardin Province is Mardin. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Seal of Darius I, showing the king hunting on his chariot, and the symbol of Ahuramazda Darius the Great (Pers. ...

Other uses

• Dara is also a personal name for males and females. The masculine form Dara means "oak tree" in the Irish language while the feminine form Dáiríne means fruitful, or fertile. Common spelling variations include Daire and Darragh.
• Dara is also a surname.
• Dara is also a girl's name in Hebrew.
• Daras is also a surname.
• Dara is the nickname for Daramalan College, a school in Canberra, Australia.
• Dara is also a nickname for males in Iran named after the king Darius I of Persia.
• Dara is also the name for stars, as in movie, tv, or other form of media stars, in Thai