Nara

Nara can refer to:
* Nara prefecture, part of the Kansai region of central Honshu, Japan
** Nara is the city of Nara Prefecture, Japan
* The Nara Period of the History of Japan
*Nara is a major Manchu clan. The Hūlun Four States (Hada, Ula, Hoifa, Yehe) were ruled by this clan. Hada Nara and Ula Nara share the ancestor. Yehe Nara originated in the Mongols but took over this clan. Hoifa Nara came from the Ikderi clan. Empress Dowager Cixi was from the Yehe Nara clan.
* Nara is a river in European Russia.
* Nara is a type of rock processed by the D'ni people in the fictional Myst universe.
* Nara is a village in the Abbottabad District of Pakistan.
* Nara (tribe) is a tribe living in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.
* The Nara ethnic group and language in Eritrea
* Nara, Mali
* Nara, a book by Konan Naito
* Nara is a song by musical group E.S. Posthumus from their 2001 album Unearthed. It is also the theme song for the TV show Cold Case and is named after the Japanese city of the same name.
Nara is a clan or gotra of Jats in India.
*NARA is an abbreviation for the National Archives and Records Administration.
* Nara means 'Nation' in Korean language.