Alcantara, Alcântara (Portuguese), Alcántara (Spanish), Alcàntara, Alcàntera, El-Qantarah and (El) Kantara are all transliterations of the Arabic word al-qantara (القنطرة), meaning "the bridge".
Alcantara may refer to:
People
Alcantara (surname)
Places
Algeria
El Kantara, town and commune in Biskra province
El Kantara District, in Biskra province
Brazil
Alcântara, Maranhão, city in the state of Maranhão
Alcântara Launch Center, Maranhão, satellite launch center
Alcântara River, Rio de Janeiro state
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
Chile
The area near Alcántara metro station in northeastern Santiago
Cyprus
Kantara Castle, in the Kyrenia mountains
Egypt
El-Qantarah el-Sharqiyya, city in the governorate of Shamal Sina, on the eastern side of the Suez Canal
Italy
Alcantara (river) (Alcàntara in Sicilian), 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
, comarca (district) located in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura
Alcántara, municipality in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura
Alcántara 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 Valencia de Alcántara, municipality in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura Santiago de Alcántara, municipality in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura Herrera de Alcántara, municipality in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura Mata de Alcántara, municipality in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura Alcàntera de Xúquer (), municipality in the comarca of Ribera Alta, Valencian Community San Pedro de Alcántara, town in the province of Málaga, Andalusia San Vicente de Alcántara, municipality in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura
Venezuela
Francisco Linares Alcántara Municipality, municipality in Aragua state
Other uses
Alcantara (material), covering material manufactured by Alcantara SpA, Italy
Alcantara (plant), a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae
Battle of Alcantara (disambiguation) Order of Alcántara, Spanish military order founded in the 12th century , British ocean liner of Royal Mail Steam Packet Company , British ocean liner of Royal Mail Lines