Ala
Ala stands for:
- Ala (Bjaresina) , tributary of the Bjaresina in Belarus
- Ala (river) , tributary of the Turpan Depression in the Chinese Autonomous Region of Xinjiang
- Ala (musical instrument)
- Ala (mythology) , deity of the Igbo people
- West African language Wali (language)
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- Alâ, song by Demet Akalın from the album Ateş
in the Latin meaning "wing":
- Ala (architecture) , side room open to the atrium in ancient buildings
- Ala (botany) , wing-like outgrowth on plant leaves
- Ala (military) , equestrian association in the military system of ancient Rome
- Ala ossis ilium , Latin name for the iliac blade, see iliac bone
- Ala - Swiss Society for Ornithology and Bird Protection
Ala is the name or part of the name of the following places:
- Ala (Guandu) (阿拉 街道), Street District in Yunnan Province, Kunming City, Guandu District, People's Republic of China
- Ala (Luqu) (阿拉 乡), Township, Gansu Province, Gannan Autonomous District, Luqu County, People's Republic of China
- Ala (Helme) , village in Estonia, Helme municipality
- Ala (Hiiumaa) , village in Estonia, Hiiumaa municipality
- Ala (Trentino) , municipality in the autonomous province of Trento (Italy)
- Ala di Stura , comune in the Italian province of Turin, Piedmont region (Italy)
- Punta Ala , part of the municipality of Castiglione della Pescaia in southern Tuscany (Italy)
- Ala (Macedo de Cavaleiros) , place and former municipality in Portugal
- Ala (Russia) , village in Russia, Republic of Dagestan
- Ala (Sweden) , place in Sweden, province of Halland County
- Ala (Homelskaya) , former village in Belarus, Homelskaya Woblasz
- Ala (Mahiljouskaja) , village in Belarus, Mahiljouskaja Woblasz
Ala or Âlâ is the family name of the following people:
- Arvo Ala-Pönitö (1942–1997), Finnish weightlifter
- Efkan Ala (* 1965), Turkish politician (AKP), Interior Minister of Turkey
- Hossein Ala (1881–1964), Iranian Prime Minister
- Jarkko Ala-Huikku (born 1980), Finnish wrestler
- Lauri Ala-Myllymäki (* 1997), Finnish football player
- Mikko Ala-Leppilampi (1943–2005), Finnish obstacle runner
- Mohammad Ali Khan Ala al-Saltaneh (1829–1918), Prime Minister of Iran
- Osmo Ala-Honkola (* 1939), Finnish marksman
- Selwyn Sese Ala (1986-2015), Vanuatu football player
- Sergio Ala (1915–1943), Italian composer, singer and pianist
- Siim Ala (* 1987), Estonian biathlete
First name:
- Ala al-Aswani (* 1957), Egyptian writer
- Ala Boratyn (* 1992), Polish singer
- Ala Gertner (1912–1945), Polish resistance fighter in Auschwitz
- Ala Talkatsch (* 1989), Belarusian biathlete
- Ala ud-Din Khalji († 1316), Sultan of Delhi from 1297 to 1316
- Ala ad-Din Muhammad (Imam) (1212-1255), Imam of the Ismailis
- Ala 'ad-Din Aydekin , Mameluk, governor of Aleppo
ala stands for:
- Alago (ISO-639-3 code), idomoid language in Nigeria
ALA stands for:
- Åland according to ISO 3166
- Alanine (Ala), an amino acid
- Almaty Airport in Kazakhstan (IATA code)
- Alpha-linolenic acid , English for alpha-linolenic acid , an essential fatty acid
- Alpha-lipoic acid , English for alpha lipoic acid , a coenzyme
- American Legion Auxiliary , organization of women serving war veterans in the United States
- American Library Association , organization for the promotion of libraries in the United States
- American Lung Association , the organization for the prevention of lung disease in the United States
- 5-aminolevulinic acid , heme precursor in porphyrin synthesis
- Asia and Latin America
- Atlas Linguistique et Ethnographique de l'Alsace
- Railway depot Hamburg-Langenfelde (DS100 code), railway depot in Hamburg-Langenfelde on the Hamburg-Altona – Kiel railway line
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