Tarawa is an atoll in the Republic of Kiribati.

Tarawa may also refer to:

In military: Battle of Tarawa, fought on the Tarawa atoll in World War II Tarawa class amphibious assault ship, a class of ships in the US Navy USS Tarawa (CV-40), a United States Navy Essex-class aircraft carrier built in 1944 USS Tarawa (LHA-1), a United States Navy amphibious assault ship built in 1971 Naval Base Tarawa US Navy 1943-1945

In geography: Pacific/Tarawa, a time zone UTC+12 Tarawa, North Carolina, United States Tarawa (Nigeria), Nigeria Taroa, also known as Tarawa, an island in the Marshall Islands

Other: Tarawa, an Earth Alliance aircraft carrier from the Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Television series Tarawa, a piece from the soundtrack of Snow Falling on Cedars by James Newton Howard Tarawa (web framework), a web application framework in Python Tarawa, Hittite midwife goddesses Lilia Tarawa, former member of Gloriavale Christian Community, author, speaker, entrepreneur

See also South Tarawa, capital of Kiribati Tebua Tarawa, Makin Islands, Kiribati