Sila may refer to :

Places

Sila Region Sila or Dar Sila is a provinces of Chad, province of Chad, located in the south-east of the country. It was created in 2008 from the departments of Sila Department, Sila and Djourf Al Ahmar Department, Djourf Al Ahmar which were previously part o ...

, Chad **

Sila Department Sila () or Dar Sila () was formerly a department in the Ouaddaï region of Chad. In 2008 it became part of the new Sila Region which was created from the Ouaddaï region's former Sila and Djourf Al Ahmar (Djourouf Al Ahmar) departments. The ...

, Chad, part of Sila Region *

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 Sila National Park (Italian: Parco Nazionale della Sila) is an Italian national park in Calabria Calabria is a Regions of Italy, region in Southern Italy. It is a peninsula bordered by the region Basilicata to the north, the Ionian Sea to the ...

Sila, Numidia {{more citations needed, date=June 2017 Sila was ancient city and bishopric in Roman North Africa, which remains a Latin Catholic titular see. History Sila, identified with modern Bordj-El-Ksar in present Algeria, was among the cities important ...

, a former ancient city and bishopric, now Bordj-El-Ksar in Algeria and a Latin Catholic titular see *

Siła, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship Siła is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Gietrzwałd, within Olsztyn County __NOTOC__ Olsztyn County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland. ...

, a village in Poland *

Sila, Abu Dhabi ''As-Silaʿ'' () is a city in the Western Region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates. It is west of Abu Dhabi and west of Dubai, mainly consisting of Emirati town houses. Description The city has been undergoing constructio ...

, United Arab Emirates

Religion and mythology

Śīla Buddhist ethics are traditionally based on the Enlightenment in Buddhism, enlightened perspective of the Buddha. In Buddhism, ethics or morality are understood by the term ''śīla'' () or ''sīla'' (Pāli). ''Śīla'' is one of three sections o ...

(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 jinn from Arabian folklore. In early sources, ...

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

Sila (murti) A shaligram, or shaligrama shila ( deva, शालिग्राम शिला; IAST: ''Śāligrāma-śilā''), is a fossilized stone or ammonite collected from the riverbed or banks of the Kali Gandaki, a tributary of the Gandaki River in ...

, 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 Sila ('breath, spirit', ᓯᓪᓚ) ( Iñupiaq: ''siḷam iñua'') is similar to mana or ether, the primary component of everything that exists; it is also the breath of ...

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

Businesses

SiLA (airlines) Siberian Light Aviation - (SiLA) (, ''Sibirskaya Legkaya aviatsiya'', "Siberian Light Aviation") is a Russian airline operating turboprop aircraft for regional flights in Siberia. It received its air operator certificate for commercial transporta ...

, a Russian regional airline * Sila Nanotechnologies, a battery manufacturer * Svensk Interkontinental Lufttrafik AB, a Swedish airline

Entertainment

* ''Sila'' (2016 TV series), a Pakistani drama series * ''Sıla'' (TV series), a Turkish television series * ''Sila'' (film), a 1988 Indian film directed by B. R. Ishara

People

Sıla (given name) Sıla (''pronounced as "sla"'') is a Turkish feminine name. It has a meaning of "reunite with relatives and loved ones who live in the birthplace/hometown". It may refer to: * Sıla Çağlar (born 2004), Turkish chess player * Sıla Gençoğlu (bo ...

, a list of people with the 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, becoming the first female to be elected and serve as governor in Puerto ...

(born 1942), Puerto Rican politician *

Sila Godoy Cayo Sila Godoy (4 December 1919 – 2 September 2014) was a classical guitarist from Paraguay. Youth Cayo Sila Godoy was born in Villarrica, Paraguay, Villarrica Paraguay on December 4, 1919. His mother and his uncles were talented music ...

(1919–2014), Paraguayan guitarist * Sila Mutungi, lead singer of the band

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 religious grandmother's radio. He began his musical career with singing original songs in ...

Sila Srikampang Sila Srikampang (, born April 18, 1989) is a Thai professional footballer who plays as a right back for Thai League 2 club Kanchanaburi Power and the Thailand national team. Personal life Sila's brother Adisak Srikampang is also a footballer ...

(born 1989), Thai footballer *

Sıla (singer) Sıla Gençoğlu (born 17 June 1980) is a Turkish singer-songwriter. She was born in Acıpayam, Denizli Province, Denizli, and later moved to İzmir and then to Istanbul to finish her studies. She started to learn performing arts at high school. A ...

, Turkish singer Sıla Gençoğlu (born 1980) *

Alo Sila Alo Sila is an American former professional football lineman who played three seasons in the Arena Football League (AFL) with the Sacramento Attack/Miami Hooters and San Jose SaberCats. He played college football at San Jose City College and Ca ...

, American football player * Sila or

Si La 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 T ...

, an ethnic group of Vietnam and Laos

Other uses

Sila language (Sino-Tibetan) Sila (also called Sida Badenoch, 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 spoken by the Si La people *

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 ...

, 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 Southern California (commonly shortened to SoCal) is a geographic and Cultural area, cultural List of regions of California, region that ...

, a not-for-profit organization *

Standardization in Lab Automation The consortium for Standardization in Lab Automation (SiLA) is a Non-profit organization, not-for-profit membership organization formed by software suppliers, system integrators and pharma/biotech companies. It develops and introduces new device an ...

, a not-for-profit organization * The primary body of Sila–Nunam, an object in the Solar System * A volume also known as a "bowl" in