Ala

Ala may refer to:
* Ala (demon), a female demon in the Serbian and Bulgarian mythology.
* Ala (mythology), a goddess in the Igbo mythology.
* Alae (anatomy) a feature of the anatomy of many nematodes (worms).
* Latin for "wing":
** "Ala (brachiopod)", a brachiopod genus with prominent "wings".
** Ala (Roman military).
** Ala in anatomy, such as the ala ossis ilii.
* "", a French phrase, meaning "in the manner of".
* Ala, Italy, a "commune" in the province of Trento, Italy.
* Al-Ala, the 87th chapter of the Qur'an

As an abbreviation, Ala or ALA may stand for:
* Aerotransoprtes Litoral Argentino, a former Argentina airline.
* Alabama or Alaska, two states in the USA.
* Alanine, an amino acid.
* Alpha-linolenic acid, an omega-3 fatty acid.
* Alpha lipoic acid, a nutritional supplement with anti-oxidant properties, and a chelator of mercury and arsenic.
* The Åland Islands' ISO 3-letter country code.
* Alcatel SA, a French telecom giant.
* "A List Apart" – a webzine created by and for web designers.
* Almaty International Airport.
* American Legion Auxiliary.
* American Library Association.
** see also ALA-LC romanization for Russian
* American Lung Association.
* Animal language acquisition.
* ANSEL character set.
* "Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity", a standard work in Epigraphy and a pilot EpiDoc project.
* Arab Liberation Army.
* Arizona Lutheran Academy.
* Association for Laboratory Automation.
* Associate of the Library Association, now CILIP, in the United Kingdom