Places
- Tura Beach, New South Wales, a community in Australia
- Tura, Egypt, a town in Cairo Governorate
- Tura, Hungary, a city in Pest County
- Tura, India, a municipality in West Garo Hills District, Meghalaya
- Tura, Iran, a village in Khuzestan Province, Iran
- Tura, Russia, name of several inhabited localities in Russia
- Tura River, a river in Siberia, Russia
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