Nigra
# Nigra

Nigra may refer to:

## Geography

* Castelnuovo Nigra, a comune (municipality) in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont
* Porta Nigra, a large Roman city gate in Trier, Germany
* Rupes Nigra, a phantom island, was believed to be a 33-mile-wide magnetic island of black rock located at the Magnetic North Pole

## Medicine

* Dermatosis papulosa nigra, a condition of many small, benign skin lesions on that face that closely simulate seborrheic keratoses, a condition generally presenting on dark-skinned individuals
* Linea nigra, a dark vertical line that appears on the abdomen during pregnancy
* Substantia nigra, a portion of the brain associated with dopamine production
* Tinea nigra, a superficial fungal infection that causes dark brown to black painless patches on the soles of the hands and feet

## People

* Christina Nigra, an actress who performed in The Sword and the Sorcerer, Twilight Zone: The Movie, and Cloak & Dagger
* Costantino Nigra, an Italian diplomatist

## Other uses

* Patriotic Nigras, a group of griefers in the virtual world Second Life
* By extension, a suit-wearing Afro-styled avatar used by the group for raids in Habbo Hotel
* A variant spelling of "Negro"
