Arará

Arará is a minority group in Cuba (especially in the provinces of La Habana and Matanzas), Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and elsewhere in the Caribbean who descend from Fon, Ewe, Popo, Mahi, and other ethnic groups in Dahomey. Arará may also refer to the music, dance, and religion of this group of people.

Origin

The word Arará and its cognates, Rada (Haiti, Trinidad) and Arrada (Carriacou), are derived from Allada, a city in Dahomey. Arará cabildos (ethnic associations) were formed in the 17th century, and regional cultural differences still exist among Arará communities in Cuba which date back to Africa (Arará Dajomé, Arará Sabalú, and Arará Magino). The name Sabalú derives from Savalu, a town in northern Dahomey, and "Magino" derives from Mahi. Slaves from these areas were taken to other parts of the Americas. Surviving examples of Dahomeyan culture (such as music and religion) can be found in Haiti, the Grenadines, and the Brazilian cities of Sáo Luis do Maranháo, Salvador, Recife, and Porto Alegre.

Arar

Arar or Ar-Ar may refer to:

Geography and history

  • Arar, Saudi Arabia, the capital of Al Hudud ash Shamaliyah (The Northern Border) province in Saudi Arabia
  • Arar border crossing , a Saudi-Iraqi border crossing near Arar, Saudi Arabia and Nukhayb, Iraq
  • Saône, a river in eastern France, formerly known as Arar
  • Battle of the Arar, a battle between the Romans and the Helvetii in 58 BC
  • People

  • Arar clan, a tribe of Muslim and Sikh Jats
  • Funda Arar (born 1975), Turkish singer
  • Maher Arar (born 1970), Canadian-Syrian engineer, deported from the US
  • Arar v. Ashcroft, a legal case brought by Maher Arar
  • Mustafa Wahbi al-Tal (1897–1949), Jordanian poet nicknamed Arar
  • Taleb Abu Arar (born 1967), Bedouin Israeli Arab politician
  • Science

  • Argon–argon dating, a radiometric dating method
  • Juniperus phoenicea, also known as Arâr, a juniper found throughout the Mediterranean region
  • Arar, Saudi Arabia

    Arar (Arabic: عرعر ʿArʿar  [ˈʕarʕar]) is the capital of Northern Borders Province in Saudi Arabia. It has a population of 145,237 (2004 census).

    Arar is located to the north-east of Saudi Arabia on the Iraqi border. It is known for its fertile pasture lands which lends itself well to its principal occupation of sheep and camel herding. The population of the entire Northern Borders Province, including the cities of Rafha, Turayf and Alaoiqilah and suburban villages and their inhabitants, was 320,524 at the 2010 census. Arar serves as a significant supply stop for travelers on the Saudi Arabian highway 85.

    History

    The city of Arar was founded in 1951, after the construction of the Aramco oil pipeline (Tapline) was completed. It was initially an oil pumping station with a health center and worker housing. Workers at Arar were primarily from the regions of Al-Ahsa, Ha'il, Yanbu and Al Wajh.

    Arar got its name from the original oil field that existed before the town, "Field RR", one of many in the country, where it was known by the locals as "R.R." which later became ʿArʿar. The name Arar means juniper in Arabic.

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