Lara
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Places:
- Lara (state)Lara (state)Lara State is one of the 23 states into which Venezuela is divided. The state capital is Barquisimeto.Lara State covers a total surface area of and, in 2007, had an estimated population of 1,795,100.- Municipalities and municipal seats :...
, Venezuela - Lara, VictoriaLara, VictoriaLara is a residential rural suburb, 15 km north-east of Geelong, inland from the Princes Freeway to Melbourne.- History :The explorers Hume and Hovell arrived at Lara on December 16, 1824, believing that they had reached Westernport Bay...
, township in Australia - Electoral district of LaraElectoral district of LaraLara is a seat in the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It covers much of the area between the western suburbs of Melbourne and the regional city of Geelong. As a result, many of the voters come from Melbourne suburbs such as Wyndham Vale and the very northern suburbs of Geelong, including Lara, Bell...
, an electoral district in Victoria, Australia - Lara, AntalyaLara, AntalyaLara is a district of Antalya city, Turkey. Its famous beach, Lara beach, is one of the longest sand beaches in Turkey. Lara is the home to many themed 5 to 7 star hotels, mainly in the Kundu area. Most of the hotels are replicas of famous places around the world which has led to the area being...
, urban district in Turkey - Lara de los InfantesLara de los InfantesLara de los Infantes is a location with 26 inhabitants in the province of Burgos in the autonomous region of Castille y León in Spain.It is the headquarters of the municipio of Jurisdicción de Lara, which includes a few more inhabitants as it includes other localities like Paúles de Lara , and La...
in Spain
People;
See Lara (name)
Lara (name)
Lara can be a given name or a surname in several languages. In Ukrainian, and Russian other languages, the given name is a short form for Larissa. In Hindi, the given name is a short form for Laranya, which means graceful...
Fictional characters:
- Lara (comics), biological mother of the comic book character Superman
- Lara CroftLara CroftLara Croft is a fictional character and the protagonist of the Square Enix video game series Tomb Raider. She is presented as a beautiful, intelligent, and athletic British archaeologist-adventurer who ventures into ancient, hazardous tombs and ruins around the world...
, in video games and film - Lara-Su, from Sonic the Hedgehog
- Lara-Le, from Sonic the Hedgehog
- Lara Perkins, from The L Word
- Lara WadeLara WadeLara Wade is a fictional character on the soap opera Shortland Street portrayed by Anna Henare. She investigated the murders of female staff at the Shortland Street Hospital....
, from the soap opera Shortland Street - Lara Antipova, major character in novel (and film) Doctor Zhivago
Other
- United States v. Lara (2004), a U.S. Supreme Court case
- LARA, Licensed Agencies for Relief in AsiaLicensed Agencies for Relief in AsiaLicensed Agencies for Relief in Asia was created in April 1946 by eleven volunteer relief organizations, it was the Asian equivalent to CRALOG in Europe....
, c. 1950 - Lara languageLara languageLara’ is a language spoken by some 19,000 people in Borneo, on both the Indonesian side and Malaysian side of the island...
- Lara & ReyesLara & ReyesSergio Lara and Joe Reyes formed the instrumental band Lara & Reyes. The duo, founded by Lara in 1994, performed jazz-influenced Latin guitar instrumental pieces from 1994 until 2000...
, instrumental band - Lara the IllusionistLara the IllusionistLara the Illusionist is a fictional mutant in the Marvel Universe. Lara has the ability to create illusions capable of fooling all of the five senses...
of the Marvel Universe - Unión LaraUnión LaraUnión Lara Fútbol Club is a professional football club promoted to Venezuelan league in 2007, based in Barquisimeto, Lara State.-Current first team squad:-External links:*...
, professional soccer club - Lara (mythology)
- Lara (genus)Lara (genus)Lara is a genus of beetles in the family Elmidae. There are two species, the North American wood-eating beetle Lara avara and Lara gehringii....
, a genus of beetles - Lara FS AcademyLara FS AcademyLara FS Academy is a discipline alternative school for at-risk students in Laredo Independent School District. Located in central Laredo, Texas.-External links:*...
- Lara, A TaleLara, A TaleLara, A Tale is a rhymed, tragic, narrative-poem by Lord Byron; first published in 1814. The first work composed after Byron abandoned the idea of giving up writing and buying back his copyrights, it is regarded by critics as a continuation of the autobiographical work begun in The Corsair...
a poem by Lord Byron - Lara's ThemeLara's Theme"Lara's Theme" is the generic name given to a leitmotif written for the film Doctor Zhivago by composer Maurice Jarre. Soon afterward, it became the basis of the song "Somewhere My Love."- Original composition :...
, musical theme from the film Doctor Zhivago - Ligne Aerienne du Roi AlbertLigne Aerienne du Roi AlbertLigne Aerienne du Roi Albert was a short-lived civilian airline in the Belgian Congo colony.Fleet: Levy Lepen hydroplane.Route: Leopoldville - Ngombe - Lisala - Stanleyville....
, an early attempt at civil aviation in the then Belgian colony of Congo.