VALA

VALA – Libraries, Technology and the Future Inc. (VALA) is an Australian not-for-profit professional organisation that promotes the use and understanding of information and communication technologies across the galleries, libraries, archives and museum sectors.

Vala or VALA may refer to: ==Religion and mythology== Vala (Vedic), a demon or a stone cavern in the Hindu scriptures Völva, also spelled Vala, a priestess in Norse mythology and Norse paganism ==Fiction== Vala (Middle-earth), an angelic being in J. R. R. Tolkien's fiction Vala Mal Doran, a fictional character in the Canadian-American television series Stargate SG-1 Vala (Blake), a character in the mythological writings of William Blake Vala, or The Four Zoas, a poem by Blake ==People== Vala (clan), a Rajput clan found in Gujarat in India ===Surname=== Aleš Vála (born 1973¹), a Czech ice hockey player Asad Vala (born 1987), a Papua New Guinean cricketer Jessie Rose Vala (born 1977), an American artist Jorge Vala (born 1984), a Portuguese academic Katri Vala (1901–1944), a Finnish poet Lobat Vala (born 1930), an Iranian poet and activist Numonius Vala, a Roman family name, or any of the men of that name Vajubhai Vala, an Indian politician ===Given name=== Vala Flosadóttir (born 1978), an Icelandic former pole vaulter Vala Chakradhar Rao (1928–1991), an Indian doctor and politician ==Places== Vala State, a former Indian princely state during the British Raj Våla Hundred, see List of hundreds of Sweden 131 Vala, an asteroid discovered in 1873 named after Völva ==Other uses== Vala (programming language), a programming language targeting GNOME's object system VALA, Libraries, Technology and the Future Inc., an Australian not-for-profit organisation Vala GSM, a mobile operator in Kosovo Vala halt, a closed railway station in the municipality of Silves, Portugal BAW Vala, an electric camper van ==See also== Wala (disambiguation) Val (disambiguation) Valan (disambiguation) Valo (disambiguation) Vola (disambiguation) Volo (disambiguation) Valar (disambiguation) Vela (disambiguation) Velar (caste), a caste in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu

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