BALA

'Bala' has several meanings:

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★ 'Bala' - Sikh Jatt Gotra or clan. Bala Jatt Sikhs mainly have roots to five Villages in Ropar District of Punjab (India). Most famous is Behrampur Zimidara (''Ballaina da Behrampur''). Bala surname is considered a part of Kang. Bala surname is originated from Kangwalla, when some kang Jatt sikhs moved to Ropar area from Kangwalla village of Gurdaspur District. Over the course of time the word Kangwalla changed to ''Wahla'' and the present version BALA.

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★ Bala, Ankara, a suburb and a metropolitan district of Ankara, Turkey's capital.

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★ Bala, Greece, a suburb of Athens, it is also a Modern Greek word for ball.

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★ Bala, Mehedinţi, a commune in Mehedinţi County, Romania

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★ Bala, Senegal

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★ Bala, Ontario, Canada.

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★ Bala, Wales, United Kingdom.

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★ Bala Lake, the largest natural lake in Wales.

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★ Bala Series of geologic beds in Bala, Wales.

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★ Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, a conglomerate of the suburbs Bala and Cynwyd of Philadelphia

★ Bala, a minor mother goddess of Hinduism.

★ Bala, a south Indian film director.

★ In Buddhism, Bala refers to the spiritual powers possessed by a Buddha or bodhisattva.

★ Bala, refers to USA Immigration Attorney Gary Bala in Pennsylvania.

★ Bala, a fictional goddess from the D&D campaign setting Al-Qadim in the Forgotten Realms

★ Bala shark: a semi-aggressive tropical fish from southeast Asia, imported into the US as a pet

★ Bala (Virgin Comics)