Arafura refers to the name of the Arafura Sea, and by extension to adjoining areas or associated events:

Animals Arafura catfish, Pararius proximus Arafura fantail, Rhipidura dryas Arafura file snake, Acrochordus arafurae Arafura large-footed bat, Myotis moluccarum Arafura shrikethrush, Colluricincla megarhyncha

Places Arafura Jungles, north-east Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Arafura Sea, located between northern Australia and New Guinea Arafura Swamp, north-east Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Electoral division of Arafura, in Australia's Northern Territory

Other Arafura-class offshore patrol vessel Arafura Games, international multi-sport event drawing competitors from Australasia and Asia Arafura Resources, Australian mineral exploration company