The settlement was documented during the reign of Matei Basarab, who endowed the monastery built by him in Slobozia vast land around the lake. In 1864, the secularization of the monasteries, these lands were taken over by the state. When the first human settlements were established. By 1903, Amara was a hamlet and village belonged Slobozia Veche. In April 2004 received the status of the city of Amara.

Situated in the eastern Romanian Plain, Amara has a continental steppe climate with hot summers and cold winters. The average annual temperature is 10.

Tourist attractions in the resort and its surroundings

* Arboretum
* County Museum of Slobozia (collections of archeology, art, history, folk art);
* Agriculture Museum - free;
* Cultural Center John Perlea "- Slobozia
* Church of the Holy Voievozi (former monastery built in 1628) - free;
* World War I Monument - free;
* Balaciu village monastery, founded by Prince Dimitrie Ghica II
* Peak Crasani (Geto-Dacian vestiges sec. IV BC)
* Museum of Ethnography of the village commune Ion Roata