Vala
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Vala or VALA may refer to:
Religion and mythology
[edit]- Vala (Vedic), a demon or a stone cavern in the Hindu scriptures
- Völva, also spelled Vala, a priestess in Norse mythology and Norse paganism
Fiction
[edit]- Vala (Middle-earth), an angelic being in J. R. R. Tolkien's fiction
- Vala Mal Doran, a fictional character in the Canadian-American television series Stargate SG-1
- Vala (Blake), a character in the mythological writings of William Blake
- Vala, or The Four Zoas, a poem by Blake
People
[edit]- Vala (clan), a Rajput clan found in Gujarat in India
Surname
[edit]- Aleš Vála (born 1973), a Czech ice hockey player
- Asad Vala (born 1987), a Papua New Guinean cricketer
- Jessie Rose Vala (born 1977), an American artist
- Jorge Vala (born 1984), a Portuguese academic
- Katri Vala (1901–1944), a Finnish poet
- Lobat Vala (born 1930), an Iranian poet and activist
- Numonius Vala, a Roman family name, or any of the men of that name
- Vajubhai Vala, an Indian politician
Given name
[edit]- Vala Flosadóttir (born 1978), an Icelandic former pole vaulter
- Vala Chakradhar Rao (1928–1991), an Indian doctor and politician
Places
[edit]- Vala State, a former Indian princely state during the British Raj
- Våla Hundred, see List of hundreds of Sweden
- 131 Vala, an asteroid discovered in 1873 named after Völva
Other uses
[edit]- Vala (programming language), a programming language targeting GNOME's object system
- VALA, Libraries, Technology and the Future Inc., an Australian not-for-profit organisation
- Vala GSM, a mobile operator in Kosovo
- Vala halt, a closed railway station in the municipality of Silves, Portugal