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Falla (Chambas) Falla is a Cuban village and ''consejo popular'' ("people's council", i.e. hamlet) of the municipality of Chambas, in Ciego de Ávila Province. In 2011 it had a population of about 8,789. History Founded in 1912 as the ''hacienda'' Nauyús y Cacar ...
, a village in Ciego de Ávila Province, Cuba * Falla, Östergötland, a village in Östergötland County, Sweden *
Mount Falla Mount Falla () is a prominent conical mountain, high, standing northeast of Mount Stonehouse, between Berwick Glacier and Prebble Glacier, in the Queen Alexandra Range, Antarctica. It was sighted in January 1958 by the New Zealand party of the ...
, a mountain in Antarctica


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Falles The Falles ( ca-valencia, Falles; es, Fallas) is a traditional celebration held annually in commemoration of Saint Joseph in the city of Valencia, Spain. The five main days celebrated are from 15 to 19 March, while the Mascletà, a pyrotechnic ...
(or Fallas), Valencian traditional celebration **
Falla monument A Falla or monumento fallero is an artistic monument, usually large (three to twenty meters in height, sometimes higher) composed of figures called '' ninots'', which typically encircle one or more bigger central figures, called ''remates''. The f ...
, the artifact burnt during this celebration


People with the name

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Alejandro Falla Alejandro Falla Ramírez (; born 14 November 1983) is a retired professional male tennis player from Colombia. The left-hander turned pro in 2000 and achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 48 in July 2012. At the 2006 Wimbledon t ...
(born 1983), Colombian tennis player * Emilio Falla (born 1986), Ecuadorian racing cyclist * Luis Falla, Peruvian politician * Maiken Caspersen Falla (born 1990), Norwegian cross-country skier *
Manuel de Falla Manuel de Falla y Matheu (, 23 November 187614 November 1946) was an Andalusian Spanish composer and pianist. Along with Isaac Albéniz, Francisco Tárrega, and Enrique Granados, he was one of Spain's most important musicians of the first ha ...
(1876–1946), Spanish composer * Norris Stephen Falla (1883–1945), New Zealand manager, military leader and aviation promoter *
Robert Falla Sir Robert Alexander Falla (21 July 1901 – 23 February 1979) was a New Zealand museum administrator and ornithologist. Early life Falla was born in Palmerston North in 1901 to George Falla and his wife, Elizabeth Kirk. As his father was wo ...
(1901–1979), New Zealand scientist * Simon Falla (born 1955), British Royal Air Force officer *
Wayne Falla Wayne Falla (born 18 December 1970) is a former English cricketer. Falla was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in North Shields, Northumberland. Falla made his debut for Northumberland in the 1990 MCC ...
(born 1970), English cricketer * Falla N'Doye (born 1960), Senegalese football referee


See also

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Fallah A fellah ( ar, فَلَّاح ; feminine ; plural ''fellaheen'' or ''fellahin'', , ) is a peasant, usually a farmer or agricultural laborer in the Middle East and North Africa. The word derives from the Arabic word for "ploughman" or "tiller". ...
, a farmer or agricultural laborer in the Middle East *
Fella (disambiguation) Fella may refer to: People * Fella El Djazairia, stage name of Algerian singer, pianist and performer Fella Ababsa (born 1961) * Fella Makafui (born 1995), Ghanaian actress * Edward Fella (born 1938), American graphic designer, artist and educator ...
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Fala (disambiguation) The Armed Forces of the Liberation of Angola ( pt, Forças Armadas de Libertação de Angola) or FALA was the armed wing of the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), a prominent political faction during the Angolan Civi ...
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