Alcantara

Alcântara (Portuguese), Alcántara (Spanish), Alcantara, Al Qantarah and Kantara are all transliterations of an originally Arabic place name (القنطرة), meaning "The Bridge". It can be found not only in Arab countries, but also in the Iberian Peninsula, where the name persisted past the Reconquista, Latin America, derived from Iberian place names and other places that were under Arab influence in the past.

It may refer to:

People

• Alcantara (surname)

Places

Algeria

• El Kantara — town and commune in Biskra province
• El Kantara District — in Biskra province

Brazil

• Alcântara Launch Center — satellite launching base of the Brazilian Space Agency located near the city of Alcântara, in the state of Maranhão
• Alcântara River — river of Rio de Janeiro state in southeastern Brazil
• Alcântara, Maranhão — city in the state of Maranhão
• Barra d'Alcântara — municipality in the state of Piauí
• Dom Pedro de Alcântara — municipality in the state Rio Grande do Sul
• São Pedro de Alcântara, Santa Catarina — municipality in the state of Santa Catarina

Chile

• the area near Alcantara metro station in northeastern Santiago
• San Pedro de Alcántara, a local area in the O'Higgins Region.

Cyprus

• Kantara Castle — in the Kyrenia mountains

Egypt

• Al Qantarah El Sharqiyya — city in the governorate of Shamal Sina, on the eastern side of the Suez Canal

Italy

• Alcantara (river) — a river of Sicily

Philippines

• Alcantara, Cebu — municipality in the province of Cebu
• Alcantara, Romblon, municipality in the province of Romblon

Portugal

• Alcântara, Lisbon — civil parish of Lisbon
• São Pedro de Alcântara — Franciscan monastery in Lisbon

Spain

• Alcantara Dam — in Tagus river near the town with the same name
• Alcántara Bridge — Roman bridge over the Tagus river near the town with the same name
• Alcántara — municipality in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura

Other uses

• Alcantara (material) — covering material manufactured by Alcantara SpA, Italy
• Alcantara (plant) — a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae
• Battle of Alcântara (1580) — that took place near Lisbon, Portugal, in 1580
• MS Alcantara (1927) — British ocean liner of the Royal Mail Lines
• Order of Alcántara — Spanish military order founded in the 12th century
• SS Alcantara (1913) — British ocean liner of the Royal Mail Lines