Fara
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Places
- Fara, BlokeFara, BlokeFara is a settlement just to the south of Nova Vas in the Municipality of Bloke in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. It was formerly called Male Bloke and was where the Bloke parish church was built. Fara 'parish' is now the official name of the settlement...
, SloveniaSloveniaSlovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of... - Fara, OrkneyFara, OrkneyFara is a small island in Orkney, Scotland, lying in Scapa Flow between the islands of Flotta and Hoy. It has been uninhabited since the 1960s.-Footnotes:...
, an island in ScotlandScotlandScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the... - Fara, a village in the District of Safad, destroyed in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War1948 Arab-Israeli WarThe 1948 Arab–Israeli War, known to Israelis as the War of Independence or War of Liberation The war commenced after the termination of the British Mandate for Palestine and the creation of an independent Israel at midnight on 14 May 1948 when, following a period of civil war, Arab armies invaded...
- Fara, Burkina FasoFara, Burkina FasoFara is a town in the Fara Department of Balé Province in southern Burkina Faso. It is the capital of the Fara Department and the town has a total population of 9,259.-External links:*...
, a town and DepartmentDepartments of Burkina FasoThe provinces of Burkina Faso are divided into 301 departments or communes. The departments are listed below, by province:-Balé:* Bagassi Department* Bana Department* Boromo Department* Fara Department* Oury Department* Pâ Department...
of Burkina FasoBurkina FasoBurkina Faso – also known by its short-form name Burkina – is a landlocked country in west Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the southwest.Its size is with an estimated... - Fara, the ruins of the ancient city of ShuruppakShuruppakShuruppak or Shuruppag was an ancient Sumerian city situated about 35 miles south of Nippur on the banks of the Euphrates at the site of modern Tell Fara in Iraq's Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate....
at Tell Fa'rah, 125 miles south east of Baghdad - Fara Filiorum PetriFara Filiorum PetriFara Filiorum Petri is a comune and town in the Province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region of Italy....
, a municipality of the Province of Chieti, Abruzzo - Fara Gera d'AddaFara Gera d'AddaFara Gera d'Adda is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 30 km northeast of Milan and about 20 km southwest of Bergamo...
, a municipality of the Province of Bergamo, Lombardy - Fara in SabinaFara in SabinaFara in Sabina is a comune in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region Latium, located about 40 km northeast of Rome and about 25 km southwest of Rieti....
, a municipality of the Province of Rieti, Lazio - Fara NovareseFara NovareseFara Novarese is a comune in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 km northeast of Turin and about 15 km northwest of Novara...
, a municipality of the Province of Novara, Piedmont - Fara Olivana con SolaFara Olivana con SolaFara Olivana con Sola is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 45 km east of Milan and about 25 km southeast of Bergamo...
, a municipality of the Province of Bergamo, Lombardy - Fara San MartinoFara San MartinoFara San Martino is a comune and town in the Province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region of Italy...
, a municipality of the Province of Chieti, Abruzzo - Fara VicentinoFara VicentinoFara Vicentino is a town in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy. It is north of SP111.-Sources:*...
, a municipality of the Province of Vicenza, Veneto
Other
- FARA, the Foreign Agents Registration ActForeign Agents Registration ActThe Foreign Agents Registration Act is a United States law passed in 1938 requiring that agents representing the interests of foreign powers be properly identified to the American public. The act was passed in response to German propaganda in the lead-up to World War II...
- FaraFara (Rotuman festivity)Fara is a traditional Rotuman cultural and social event, occurring in the summertime festival of “av’ manea” where groups of singers and dancers traverse from house to house in a prescribed area to perform and entertain their hosts, “asking”, as the name suggests, for their hospitality and...
, name for a RotumaRotumaRotuma is a Fijian dependency, consisting of Rotuma Island and nearby islets. The island group is home to a small but unique indigenous ethnic group which constitutes a recognizable minority within the population of Fiji, known as "Rotumans"...
n Christmas festival - Fara, another name for Saint BurgundofaraBurgundofaraBurgundofara , also Saint Fara or Fare, was the founder and first Abbess of the Abbey of Faremoutiers. Her family is knowns as the Faronids, named after her brother Saint Faro....
. - Fara ASA, a Norwegian company.
- Fara is a variant of the name Farah
See also
- Farra (disambiguation)
- Farah (disambiguation)
- Farrah (disambiguation)