Ala, ALA, Alaa or Alae may refer to:

Places

Ala, Hiiu County Ala is a village in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County in northwestern Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland ...

, Estonia, a village * Ala, Valga County, Estonia, a village * Ala, Alappuzha, Kerala, India, a village * Ala, Iran, a village in Semnan Province * Ala, Gotland, Sweden *

Alad, Seydun Alad ( fa, اعلاڈ, also Romanized as Āʿlāɖ; also known as A‘lā) is a village in Seydun-e Jonubi Rural District, Seydun District, Bagh-e Malek County, Khuzestan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, ...

or Ala, a village in Khuzestan Province, Iran * Ala, Trentino, Italy, a comune * Alà dei Sardi, Italy, a comune *

Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = " Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County , LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham , area_total_km2 = 135,7 ...

, a state in the United States * Alae (Cilicia), a town of ancient Cilicia

Science

Acetylated lanolin alcohol Acetylated lanolin alcohol (sometimes known as sheep alcohol, lanolin alcohol, or wool alcohol) is a non-drying organic compound produced from lanolin, the fat of wool shearings, which has been reacted with acetic acid and a small amount of lye. T ...

Ala of nose The human nose is the most protruding part of the face. It bears the nostrils and is the first organ of the respiratory system. It is also the principal organ in the olfactory system. The shape of the nose is determined by the nasal bone ...

, in human anatomy * Alae (nematode anatomy) *

Alanine Alanine (symbol Ala or A), or α-alanine, is an α-amino acid that is used in the biosynthesis of proteins. It contains an amine group and a carboxylic acid group, both attached to the central carbon atom which also carries a methyl group side ...

, an α-amino acid *

Alpha lipoic acid Lipoic acid (LA), also known as α-lipoic acid, alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) and thioctic acid, is an organosulfur compound derived from caprylic acid (octanoic acid). ALA is made in animals normally, and is essential for aerobic metabolism. It is a ...

, a nutritional supplement *

Alpha-linolenic acid ''alpha''-Linolenic acid (ALA), also known as α-Linolenic acid (from Greek ''alpha'' meaning "first" and ''linon'' meaning flax), is an ''n''−3, or omega-3, essential fatty acid. ALA is found in many seeds and oils, including flaxseed, ...

, an omega−3 fatty acid * δ-aminolevulinic acid or δ-ALA

Mythology and religion

Ala (demon) An ala or hala (plural: ''ale'' or ''hali'') is a female mythological creature recorded in the folklore of Bulgarians, Macedonians, and Serbs. Ale are considered demons of bad weather whose main purpose is to lead hail-producing thunderclou ...

, a female demon in Serbian mythology *

Ala (Luwian goddess) __NOTOC__ Ala was a Hittite and Luwian goddess of the wilderness and partner of the god Runtiya. She played only a minor role in the pantheon. Name "Lady Ala" ( Hittite: dMUNUS Ala-; Hieroglyphic Luwian: FEMINA Ala-) appears in one Bronze Age Hi ...

, a Hittite and Luwian goddess *

Ala (Odinani) Ala (also known as ''Ani'', ''Ana'', ''Ale'', and ''Ali'' in varying Igbo dialects) is the female Alusi (deity) of the earth, morality, fertility, and creativity in Odinani. In Odinani, Ala rules over the underworld and holds the deceased anc ...

, an Alusi (deity) in the Odinani beliefs of the Igbo people of Nigeria

Military

* , a US Navy tugboat *

Ala (Roman allied military unit) An ''ala'' (Latin for "wing", plural: ''alae'') was the term used during the middle of the Roman Republic (338–88 BC) to denote a military formation composed of conscripts from the ''socii'', Rome's Italian military allies. A normal consular arm ...

, a Republican-period, largely infantry, formation of 5,400 men *

Ala (Roman cavalry unit) The (, lit. "auxiliaries") were introduced as non-citizen troops attached to the citizen legions by Augustus after his reorganisation of the Imperial Roman army from 30 BC. By the 2nd century, the Auxilia contained the same number of inf ...

, an Imperial-period, purely cavalry, formation of 500 men *

American Legion Auxiliary The American Legion Auxiliary (ALA) is a separate entity from the American Legion that shares the same values. Composed of spouses, mothers, daughters, granddaughters, and sisters of American war veterans. Founded in 1919, the ALA is dedicated t ...

Arab Liberation Army The Arab Liberation Army (ALA; ar, جيش الإنقاذ العربي ''Jaysh al-Inqadh al-Arabi''), also translated as Arab Salvation Army, was an army of volunteers from Arab countries led by Fawzi al-Qawuqji. It fought on the Arab side in th ...

Arakan Liberation Army The Arakan Liberation Army ( my, ရခိုင်ပြည် လွတ်မြောက်ရေး တပ်မတော်; abbreviated ALA) is a Rakhine insurgent group in Myanmar (Burma). It is the armed wing of the Arakan Liberation P ...

Organizations

African Leadership Academy The African Leadership Academy (ALA) is an educational institution located in the outskirts of Johannesburg, South Africa, for students between the ages of 16 to 19 years old, with current alumni coming from 46 countries. Founded in 2004 by F ...

American Leadership Academy American Leadership Academy (ALA) is a regional group of tuition-free public charter schools headquartered in Queen Creek, Arizona which provides education for K-12 students. ALA currently consists of 12 schools located in Arizona and as of the 20 ...

Liberal Popular Alliance The Liberal Popular Alliance, whose full name was Liberal Popular Alliance – Autonomies ( it, Alleanza Liberalpopolare – Autonomie, ALA), was a centrist and liberal political party in Italy. ALA members were known as ''Verdiniani'', from th ...

, an Italian political party *

Allgemeine Anzeigen GmbH Allgemeine Anzeigen GmbH, abbreviated Ala ( en, General Advertisements, Ltd.) was a central advertising agency of the Nazi Party, created in 1926 from "Ausland GmbH" (Foreign Lands, Ltd.). It was part of the Alfred Hugenberg concern, taken over b ...

American Latvian Association The American Latvian Association (, ALA) is the main organization representing the Latvian American community in the United States of America, which was founded on February 24, 1951. The association and its members lead and support global effo ...

American Library Association The American Library Association (ALA) is a nonprofit organization based in the United States that promotes libraries and library education internationally. It is the oldest and largest library association in the world, with 49,727 members ...

American Literature Association The American Literature Association (ALA) is "a coalition of societies devoted to the study of American authors". It has some 110 affiliated societies, mostly concerned with the work of a particular author (e.g. the Emily Dickinson International ...

American Lung Association The American Lung Association is a voluntary health organization whose mission is to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease through education, advocacy and research. History The organization was founded in 1904 to figh ...

Arizona Lutheran Academy Arizona Lutheran Academy (ALA) is a high school located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school is affiliated with the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS). The high school was founded in 1978 and has been located in its present campus since 1986. ...

* Associate of the Library Association * Association for Laboratory Automation * Australian Lacrosse Association * Australian Liberty Alliance, a political party

Codes

Åland Islands Åland ( fi, Ahvenanmaa: ; ; ) is an autonomous and demilitarised region of Finland since 1920 by a decision of the League of Nations. It is the smallest region of Finland by area and population, with a size of 1,580 km2, and a populati ...

, ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code *

Åland Åland ( fi, Ahvenanmaa: ; ; ) is an Federacy, autonomous and Demilitarized zone, demilitarised region of Finland since 1920 by a decision of the League of Nations. It is the smallest region of Finland by area and population, with a size of 1 ...

, ISO 3166-1 country code * Former NYSE stock symbol of Alcatel; see

Alcatel-Lucent Alcatel–Lucent S.A. () was a French–American global telecommunications equipment company, headquartered in Boulogne-Billancourt, France. It was formed in 2006 by the merger of France-based Alcatel and U.S.-based Lucent, the latter being a su ...

Almaty International Airport Almaty International Airport ( kk, Halyqaralyq Almaty Äuejaiy) is a major international airport northeast of Almaty, the largest city and commercial capital of Kazakhstan. It is the busiest airport in Kazakhstan, accounting for 6.42 million ...

, IATA code

People

Ala or Alaa (Arabic: علاء ''‘alā’'') is an Arabic male given name meaning "elevation, exaltedness, highness, loftiness, sublimity" or "honor and glory, might, power, dignity" or "prestige, greatness, noble, high in rank" or "eminence, glorious, grandeur" or "high in position and status". However, the name could be used as a female given name. * Ala al-Din Atsiz (died 1214), Sultan of the Ghurid dynasty from 1213 to 1214 * Ala al-Din Ali, last Sultan of the Ghurid dynasty, from 1214 to 1215 *

Kayqubad I Alā ad-Dīn Kayqubād ibn Kaykhusraw ( fa, علاء الدين كيقباد بن كيخسرو; tr, I. Alâeddin Keykûbad, 1190–1237), also known as Kayqubad I, was the Seljuq Sultan of Rûm who reigned from 1220 to 1237. He expanded th ...

or Alā ad-Dīn Kayqubād bin Kaykāvūs (1188–1237), Seljuq Sultan of Rûm * Ala al-Din Abu al-Hassan Ali ibn Abi-Hazm al-Qurashi al-Dimashq, or Ibn al-Nafis, (1213–1288), Arab Muslim polymath * Ala ul-Haq (d. 1398), Islamic scholar of Bengal *

Ata-Malik Juvayni Atâ-Malek Juvayni (1226–1283) ( fa, عطاملک جوینی), in full, Ala al-Din Ata-ullah (), was a Persian historian and an official of the Mongol state who wrote an account of the Mongol Empire entitled '' Tarīkh-i Jahān-gushā'' ( ...

(in full: Ala al-Din Ata-ullah) (1226–1283), Persian historian * Alā ud-Dīn Atsiz, Khwarazm Shah from 1127 until his death in 1156 *

Ala ad-Din Tekish Ala ad-Din Tekish ( Persian: علاء الدين تكش; full name: ''Ala ad-Dunya wa ad-Din Abul Muzaffar Tekish ibn Il-Arslan'') or Tekesh or Takesh was the Shah of Khwarazmian Empire from 1172 to 1200. He was the son of Il-Arslan. His rule ...

, (died 1200), Khwarazm Shah from 1172 * Ala ad-Din

Muhammad II of Khwarezm Ala ad-Din Muhammad II ( Persian: علاءالدین محمد خوارزمشاه; full name: ''Ala ad-Dunya wa ad-Din Abul-Fath Muhammad Sanjar ibn Tekish'') was the Shah of the Khwarazmian Empire from 1200 to 1220. His ancestor was Anushtegin G ...

(died 1221), Khwarazm Shah from 1200 *

Ala ud din Masud Ala ud-Din Masud Shah (died 10 June 1246, ) was the seventh sultan of the Delhi Sultanate. Life He was the son of Rukn ud-Din Firuz (1236), son of Sultan Illtutmish and Shah Turkan and the nephew of Sultan Raziyyat (1236–40). After hi ...

, Sultan of Delhi from 1242 to 1246 * Ala ud-Daula Simnani (1261–1336), Persian Sūfī, writer and teacher * Ala Al-Kuwaikabi (born 1980), Saudi Arabian former footballer * Ala Al-Sasi (born 1987), Yemeni footballer * Ala Bashir (born 1939), Iraqi painter, sculptor and plastic surgeon * Ala Boratyn (born 1992), Polish singer also known as simply Ala * Ala Mândâcanu (born 1954), Moldovan politician and journalist *

Ala Nemerenco Ala Nemerenco (; born 21 August 1959) is a Moldovan physician and politician. , she serves as Minister of Health in the cabinet of Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilița. She served as Minister of Health, Labour and Social Protection from 8 June 20 ...

(born 1959), Moldovan politician * Ala Stanford, American physician *

Weld El 15 Weld El 15, real name Ala Edine Yacoubi, is a Tunisian rapper. Ala is born in 1988 in Tunis. At the age of 15, he started to write his first texts under the pseudonym "Weld El 15". Controversies In June 2013 he was given a two-year prison sentenc ...

, Tunisian rapper born Ala Yaacoubi *

Efkan Ala Efkan Ala (born 21 February 1965) is a Turkish politician and former civil servant who served as the Minister of the Interior from November 2015 to August 2016;. He previously held the same post from 2013 to June 2015 despite not being a member ...

(born 1965), Turkish civil servant and government minister *

Hossein Ala' Hosein Alā ( fa, حسین علاء; 13 December 1881 – 12 July 1964) was an Iranian politician who served as Prime Minister in 1951 and from 1955 to 1957. Background He was born in 1882 in Tehran and spent his early years in London. He was ed ...

(1882–1964), former prime minister of Iran *

Alaa Abd El-Fatah Alaa Ahmed Seif Abd-El Fattah ( ar, علاء أحمد سيف الإسلام عبد الفتاح, ; born 18 November 1981), known professionally as Alaa Abd El-Fattah ( ar, علاء عبد الفتاح), is an Egyptian-British blogger, software de ...

, Egyptian blogger *

Alaa Abdelnaby Alaa Abdelnaby ( ar, علاء عبد النبي), (born June 24, 1968) is an Egyptian-American former professional basketball player. He played for the Duke Blue Devils and then played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and Continent ...

, Egyptian-American retired professional basketball player, current broadcaster/analyst * Alaa Batayneh, Jordanian businessman and politician * Alaa Gatea, Iraqi footballer *

Alaa Ibrahim Alaa Ibrahim (Arabic:) (born 1 March 1975) is an Egyptian footballer. Career Ibrahim made his international debut for Egypt in a friendly match against South Africa on 16 December 1998. In January 2010, he was loaned to Smouha for the rest of th ...

, Egyptian footballer *

Alaa Mubarak Alaa Mohammed Hosni El Sayed Mubarak ( ar, علاء محمد حسني السيد مبارك; ) (born 26 November 1960 in Cairo) is an Egyptian businessman and the elder of two sons of Hosni Mubarak, the former President of Egypt who served ...

, Egyptian businessman *

Alaa Murabit Alaa Murabit M.D ( ar, آلاء المرابط; born 26 October 1989) is a Libyan-Canadian physician, Meritorious Service Cross recipient, one of 17 Global Sustainable Development Goals Advocates appointed by the Secretary-General of the Unite ...

, Canadian Physician, Commissioner * Alaa Al Shbli, Syrian footballer * Alaa Al-Zahra, Iraqi footballer

Other uses

* '' Acta Linguistica Asiatica'', linguistics journal *

Atlas of Living Australia The Atlas of Living Australia (ALA) is an online repository of information about Australian plants, animals, and fungi. Development started in 2006. The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) is an organisation sig ...

, online data *

Austral Líneas Aéreas Cielos del Sur S.A., operating as Austral Líneas Aéreas, more commonly known by its shortened name Austral, was a domestic airline of Argentina, the sister company of Aerolíneas Argentinas. It was the second-largest domestic scheduled airlin ...

, an Argentine domestic airline ** Former airline Aerotransportes Litoral Argentino, merged into

* 'Alá', the last month of the Bahá'í calendar