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Bala
Bala Town FC (Clwb Pêl-droed Tref Y Bala), founded 1880 in Bala, Gwynedd, is a Welsh club nicknamed the Lakesiders, playing at Maes Tegid. It won the 2016-17 Welsh Cup, made nine European qualifications, and was relegated from the Cymru Premier in 2026 after 17 top-flight seasons.
Bala (actor)
Bala Kumar, credited as Bala (born 1982, Chennai), is an Indian actor in Malayalam and Tamil films; Tamil debut Anbu (2003), Malayalam debut Kalabham (2006), directorial debut The Hitlist (2012), known for Lucifer (2019). Distinct from Tamil director Bala.
Bala (बाला) (2019 film)
Bala (बाला) is a 2019 Hindi satirical black comedy directed by Amar Kaushik, starring Ayushmann Khurrana as a Kanpur salesman coping with premature balding; it earned ₹116.38 crore net in India and drew Ujda Chaman plagiarism claims and brownface criticism.
Bala (பாலா பழனிசாமி) (director)
Bala (பாலா பழனிசாமி), born 1966, is a Tamil film director trained under Balu Mahendra. Known for Sethu, Nandha, Pithamagan, and National Award-winning Naan Kadavul; his 2025 film Vanangaan stars Arun Vijay.
Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed
Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed (born 1958) is a Nigerian politician serving as Governor of Bauchi State since 2019, previously a senator and Federal Capital Territory minister.
Bala and Pain village naming in Iran
Bala and Pain village naming in Iran is a convention where Persian words meaning upper and lower distinguish paired villages, as in Lam Beshkest-e Bala and Lam Beshkest-e Pain.
Bala caturbhadrika cirna
Bālacāturbhadrikā cūrṇa (Balchaturbhadra churna) is a classical Ayurvedic pediatric powder of four equal herbs, Cyperus rotundus, Piper longum, Aconitum heterophyllum, and Pistacia integerrima, used for childhood fever, diarrhea, vomiting, and cough.
Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania
Bala Cynwyd is a census-designated place in Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, on Philadelphia's western edge, named for two Welsh towns by the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Bala Nista
Bala Nista concerns Bala (Sida cordifolia, Malvaceae), a classical Ayurvedic herb used for Vata, neuro-muscular, respiratory, and debility indications; contains ephedrine, so extracts carry stimulant risk.
BALA park
BALA park names several unrelated entities: children's entertainment centers in Semey and Shelek, Kazakhstan; a residential development by BALA park s.r.o. in Šamorín, Slovakia; and Bala Park, a locality and island in Muskoka, Ontario.
Bala Taila
Bala Taila (Bala oil) is a classical Ayurvedic medicated sesame oil processed with Sida cordifolia (Bala), used internally and externally for Vata, neurological, musculoskeletal, and reproductive disorders; variants include Ksheerabala Taila (with milk) and Mahabala Tailam (Bhaishajya Ratnavali).
Bala taxation
The bala, Sumerian for 'rotation', was the Ur III tax system in which southern Mesopotamian provinces paid rotating monthly dues of grain, livestock, and labor.
Balaam (בִּלְעָם)
Balaam (בִּלְעָם, Bil'am) is a non-Israelite diviner, son of Beor from Pethor, hired by Balak of Moab to curse Israel in Numbers 22–24 and famous for his talking donkey.
Balaam Barugahara
Balaam Barugahara Ateenyi, Ugandan politician and Minister of Local Government in Museveni's 2026 cabinet, formerly State Minister for Youth; known for his nationwide 2026 anti-corruption inspection crackdown with Justine Nameere.
Balabhadra Majhi
Balabhadra Majhi, born 1961, is an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party who represents Nabarangpur, Odisha in the Lok Sabha, after earlier serving from 2014 to 2019.
Balabhaskar
Balabhaskar Chandran (Malayalam: ബാലഭാസ്കർ, 1978–2018) was a Kerala violinist, composer, and fusion music pioneer, youngest Malayalam film composer at 17, Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar 2008, died in a 2018 car crash under continued CBI investigation.
Balacarita
Balacarita (बालचरितम्, "The Deeds of the Boy") is a Sanskrit drama attributed to Bhāsa, one of the earliest surviving plays on the Krishna legend, covering his birth to Kamsa's death.
Balacaturbhadrika curna
Balacaturbhadrika curna (Bālacāturbhadrikā Cūrṇa, Balachaturbhadra Churna) is a classical Ayurvedic pediatric powder of four equal herbs, musta, pippali, ativisha, and karkatashringi, first recorded in Chakradatta and used for childhood diarrhea, vomiting, cough, and fever.
Balachandra Menon (ബാലചന്ദ്ര മേനോൻ)
Balachandra Menon (ബാലചന്ദ്ര മേനോൻ, born 1954) is a Malayalam film director, screenwriter and actor, debut Uthrada Rathri 1978, National Award Best Actor for Samantharangal, Padma Shri 2007.
Balachandran Chullikkad
Balachandran Chullikkad (ബാലചന്ദ്രന് ചുള്ളിക്കാട്) is a Malayalam poet, writer, and actor known for rebellious modernist poetry; his collections include Ghazal and Dracula, and he refuses literary awards.
Balaclava (clothing)
A balaclava, also known as a ski mask or balaclava helmet, is a close-fitting hood worn in cold conditions that covers the head and neck, leaving the eyes exposed.
Balada pop
Balada pop is the Spanish-language romantic pop ballad within Latin pop, whose 1990s golden age was led by Luis Miguel, whose Romance (1991) sold about 8 million copies.
Balada romántica
Balada romántica is a slow-tempo love song genre for solo voice with orchestra, a mass-media style that emerged in the 1960s and peaked in the 1990s with Luis Miguel.
Balade Petrice Kerempuha
Balade Petrice Kerempuha (The Ballads of Petrica Kerempuh) is a 1936 poetry collection in Kajkavian Croatian by Miroslav Krleža, narrated by the folk trickster Petrica Kerempuh.
Baladhatryadi taila
Baladhatryadi taila (Balādhātryādi taila) is a classical Ayurvedic medicated sesame oil from Sahasra Yoga, AFI formulation AFI000034, made with Bala, amla, licorice, sandalwood, milk, and juices; used for head, eye, and Pitta–Vata disorders via Abhyanga, Nasya, and Pana.
Baladīyat Ajdābiyah
Baladīyat Ajdābiyah (بلدية أجدابيا), or Ajdabiya Municipality, is a Libyan municipality centered on the city of Ajdabiya, a trade hub in the Oil Crescent of eastern Libya.
Baladīyat al Fātiḩ
Baladīyat al Fātiḩ (Al Fatih, بلدية الفاتح) was a first-order administrative division (baladiyah) of Libya at 32.05 N, 21.0 E, now a historical former division, last a first-level subdivision until 2010.
Baladīyat al Ghuwayrīyah
Baladīyat al Ghuwayrīyah (بلدية الغويرية), also Al Ghuwairiya, was a municipality of Qatar centered on Al Ghuwairiya town, zone 76; population 2,159 in 2004; merged into Al Khor municipality in 2004.
Baladīyat al Jumaylīyah
Baladīyat al Jumaylīyah (بلدية الجميلية), or Al Jemailiya municipality, was a former first-level administrative division of Qatar at 25.4167 N, 51.0 E; its town now belongs to Al-Shahaniya municipality, created 2014.
Baladīyat al Khums
Baladīyat al Khums (بلدية الخمس), a former first-level municipality of Libya centered on the city of Al Khums; renamed Al Marqab district, capital Al Khums, GeoNames ID 2219907.