Singara (Greek: τὰ Σίγγαρα) was a strongly fortified post at the northern extremity of Mesopotamia, which for a while, as appears from many coins still extant, was occupied by the Romans as an advanced colony against the Persians. It was the camp of legio I Parthica.

Its position, south-east of Nisibis, has not been clearly defined by ancient writers, Stephanus of Byzantium calling it a city of Arabia, near Edessa, and Ptolemy placing it on the Tigris. There can, however, be no doubt that it and the mountain near it, called by Ptolemy ὸ Σίγγαρας ὄρος, are represented at the present day by the district of the Singar (in modern-day Iraq).

It was first taken by the Romans during Trajan's eastern campaigns, when general Lusius Quietus captured the city without a fight in the winter of 114; Although it was abandoned following the Roman withdrawal from Mesopotamia in 117, the city became once again part of the Roman Empire with the Parthian campaign of Septimius Severus in 197. The city was raised by Severus to the status of a Roman colony, as is attested by the legend found on some of the coins minted there during the reign of Gordian III: ΑΥΡ. CΕΠ. ΚΟΛ. CΙΝΓΑΡΑ., which is Greek script for the city's Latin name, Aurelia Septimia Colonia Singara. It remained one of the easternmost outposts of the Roman Empire throughout the 3rd century. It was the scene of a celebrated nocturnal conflict during a siege of the city in 344 by Sassanid King Shapur II, the result of which was so unsatisfactory that both sides claimed the victory.) Still later, in 359/360, during the reign of Constantius II, it is recorded that it underwent a celebrated siege, and at length was carried by the Persians by storm, though gallantly defended by the townspeople and two legions. The country around it is stated by Ammianus Marcellinus and Theophylact Simocatta to have been extremely arid, which rendered it equally difficult to take or to relieve from a distance.

Alka Ajith (Malayalam: അലക അജിത്‌) is an Indian child singer who comes from south India.

Alka, who debuted on stage at the age of 2½ years, is a hit with the audiences of ‘ganamelas’, where she sings from her repertoire of 3000 songs. Alka has a family tradition of music. Her grandfather was a noted singer. Her father Ajith is a professional singer and keyboard player. Ajith’s brother Manoj is a guitarist with Yesudas’s troupe. Another uncle of her, Sudhir, is a member of the military orchestra.

Alka shot to fame after winning the Airtel Super Singer Junior 2 title in 2010, and recently made her film playback debut with the song, "Chirakengu" in the movie The Train which stars Mammootty with music by Srinivas. She won an villa near Pondicherry worth rupees 25 lacs beating sharavan and srikanth. Singaravelan was the title winning song for her and got standing ovation from the entire arena.

At an infant age she started lip syncing, and she made her stage debut in 2000 at an age of 2 and half years. At 7 years of age, Alka Ajith had already achieved distinctions like singing in 10 languages, 500 plus stage performances, a UNESCO gold medal, and a Rotary International award. She is a hit with the audiences of ‘ganamelas’, where she sings from her repertoire of 3000 songs.