Sila may refer to :

Places and jurisdictions

; Asia *

Silla Silla or Shilla (57 BCE – 935 CE) ( , Old Korean: Syera, Old Japanese: Siraki2) was a Korean kingdom located on the southern and central parts of the Korean Peninsula. Silla, along with Baekje and Goguryeo, formed the Three Kingdoms ...

, one of the three kingdoms of ancient Korea * Sila, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates ; Europe *

La Sila La Sila, also simply Sila, is the name of the mountainous plateau and historic region located in Calabria, southern Italy. The Sila National Park is known to have the purest air in Europe. Geography The Sila occupies part of the provinces of Co ...

, a mountainous area of Calabria, Italy ** Sila National Park * Siła, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, a village in Poland ; Africa * Sila, Numidia, a former Ancient city and bishopric, now Bordj-El-Ksar in Algeria and a Latin Catholic titular see *

Sila Region Sila or Dar Sila is a region of Chad, located in the south-east of the country. It was created in 2008 from the departments of Sila and Djourf Al Ahmar which were previously part of Ouaddaï Region. The capital of the region is Goz Beïda. ...

, Chad ** Sila Department, Chad, part of Sila Region since 2008

Religion and Mythology

Śīla Buddhist ethics are traditionally based on what Buddhists view as the enlightened perspective of the Buddha. The term for ethics or morality used in Buddhism is ''Śīla'' or ''sīla'' (Pāli). ''Śīla'' in Buddhism is one of three sections of ...

(in Sanskrit) or sīla (in Pāli), "behavioral discipline", "morality", "virtue" or "ethics" in Buddhism *

Sila (mythology) Sila (Arabic: سعلى أو سعلا أو سعلاة alternatively spelled Si'la or called Si'lat literally: "Hag" or "treacherous spirits of invariable form" pl. Sa'aali adj: سعلوة su'luwwa) is a supernatural creature assigned to the jinn or g ...

, in Arab folklore a type of ''jinn'', or genie *

Sila (murti) A shaligrama shila ( deva, शालिग्राम शिला, Śāligrāma-śilā), also rendered as shaligram, is a particular variety of stone collected from riverbed or banks of the Kali Gandaki, a tributary of the Gandaki River in N ...

, in Hinduism a ''murti'' or ''vigraha'' in the form of a stone *

Silap Inua In Inuit religion, Silap Inua ('possessor of spirit', ᓯᓚᑉ ᐃᓄᐊ) or Silla ('breath, spirit', ᓯᓪᓚ) is similar to mana or ether, the primary component of everything that exists; it is also the breath of life and the method of locomo ...

(sila), in Inuit mythology, the primary component of everything that exists

Entertainment

* ''Sila'' (2016 TV series), a Pakistani drama series * ''

Silaa Zubeen Garg Zubeen Garg (born Zubeen Borthakur; 18 November 1972) is an Indian singer, music director, composer, lyricist, music producer, actor, film director, film producer, script writer and philanthropist. He primarily works for and sin ...

'', a 2020 album by

Zubeen Garg Zubeen Garg (born Zubeen Borthakur; 18 November 1972) is an Indian singer, music director, composer, lyricist, music producer, actor, film director, film producer, script writer and philanthropist. He primarily works for and sings in the Assa ...

* ''Sıla'' (TV series), a Turkish television series * ''Sila'' (film), a 1988 Indian film directed by B. R. Ishara *

Sila and the Afrofunk Experience Sila and the Afrofunk Experience is an Afrofunk band formed in 2003. As a child growing up in Kenya, Sila Mutungi discovered Western music through his deeply religious grandmother's radio. He honed his musical craft by singing original songs i ...

, a band with lead singer Sila Mutungi

People

* Sıla (given name), Turkish feminine name *

Sila María Calderón Sila María Calderón Serra (born September 23, 1942) is a Puerto Rican politician, businesswoman, and philanthropist who was the governor of Puerto Rico from 2001 to 2005. She is the first woman elected to that office. Prior to her term as gov ...

(born 1942), Puerto Rican politician ; Music * Sila Godoy (1919–2014), Paraguayan guitarist * Sıla Gençoğlu (born 1980), Turkish singer ; Sports *

Sila Srikampang Sila Srikampang ( th, ศิลา ศรีกำปัง, born April 18, 1989) is a Thai professional footballer who plays as a right back for Thai League 1 club Sukhothai and the Thailand national team. Personal life Sila's brother Adisa ...

(born 1989), Thai footballer *

Alo Sila Alo Sila is a former American football lineman who played three seasons in the Arena Football League with the Sacramento Attack, Miami Hooters and San Jose SaberCats. He played college football College football (french: Football universita ...

, American football player

Other uses

SiLA (airlines) Siberian Light Aviation - (SiLA) (russian: Сибирская Легкая авиация, ''Sibirskaya Legkaya aviatsiya'', "Siberian Light Aviation") is a Russian airline operating turboprop aircraft for regional flights in Siberia. It received ...

, a Russian regional airline *

Sila people The Si La (also Sila or Syla) are an ethnic group of about 3,151 people living in northern Laos and another 600 living in two villages: Nậm Sin and Seo Hay of Lai Châu Province, Northwest region, Vietnam. Culture The Si La people speak a Ti ...

, an ethnic group of Vietnam and Laos *

Sila language (Sino-Tibetan) Sila (also called SidaBadenoch, Nathan; Hayashi, Norihiko. 2017Phonological Sketch of the Sida Language of Luang Namtha, Laos JSEALS Volume 10.1 (2017).) is a Loloish language spoken by 2,000 people in Laos and Vietnam (Bradley 1997). Sila speak ...

, a language of Vietnam and Laos *

Sila language (Chad) The Sila language, also known as ''Dar Sila'', Dar Sila Daju, ''Bokor, Bokorike, Bokoruge, Dadjo, Dajou, Daju,'' and ''Sula,'' is an Eastern Sudanic language, one of three closely related languages in the area called "Daju" (the other two being t ...

, a language of Chad *

Aero East Europe Sila The Aero East Europe Sila (English: ''force, power'' or ''strength'' and also short for ''Serbian industry light aircraft'') is a family of Serbian ultralight and light aircraft, designed and produced by Aero East Europe of Kraljevo and later of ...

, a Serbian family of light aircraft *

Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles The Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles (SILA) was founded in 1953 by a group of Southern California artists and designers "...to promote the professional status of illustration art as well as foster both philanthropic and educational goals". ...

, a not-for-profit organization * Svensk Interkontinental Lufttrafik AB, a Swedish airline * Standardization in Lab Automation, a not-for-profit organization * The primary body of Sila–Nunam, an object in the Solar System

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