Bala
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Bala has several meanings:
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[edit] Places
- Bala (biblical), another name for Segor or Zoara, one of the Old Testament "Cities of the Plain"
- Bala, Ankara, a suburb and a metropolitan district of Ankara, Turkey's capital.
- Bala, Greece, a suburb of Athens, it is also a Modern Greek word for ball.
- Bala, Mehedinţi, a commune in Mehedinţi County, Romania
- Bala, Senegal
- Bala, Ontario, Canada.
- Bala, Wales, United Kingdom.
- Bala Lake, the largest natural lake in Wales.
- Bala Series of geologic beds in Bala, Wales.
- Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, a conglomerate of the suburbs Bala and Cynwyd of Philadelphia
[edit] Religion
- Bala, a minor mother goddess of Hinduism.
- In Buddhism, Bala refers to the spiritual powers possessed by a Buddha or bodhisattva.
- Bala (strength), attribute of the Hindu god Vishnu
[edit] People
- Bala, a south Indian film director.
- Gary Bala, USA Immigration Attorney in Pennsylvania.
[edit] Fictional characters
- Bala, a fictional goddess from the D&D campaign setting Al-Qadim in the Forgotten Realms
[edit] Other
- Bala shark (Balantiocheilos melanopterus), a semi-aggressive minnow from Southeast Asia, somewhat common as an aquarium fish.
- A common name for Country Mallow (Sida cordifolia), especially when used as an ayurvedic medicine
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