Gola may refer to:

Groups and tribes

Gola people The Gola or Gula are a West African ethnic group who share a common cultural heritage, language and history and who live primarily in western/northwestern Liberia and Eastern Sierra Leone. The Gola language is an isolate within the Niger–Congo l ...

, a tribal people and language in Liberia *Gola (community/surname), part of

Kumhar Kumhar is a caste or community in India, Nepal and Pakistan. Kumhar have historically been associated with art of pottery. Etymology The Kumhars derive their name from the Sanskrit word ''Kumbhakar'' meaning earthen-pot maker. Dravidian lan ...

community in North India.

Geography

Poland

* Gola Dzierżoniowska in Lower Silesian Voivodeship (south-west Poland) * Gola, Lubin County in Lower Silesian Voivodeship (south-west Poland) * Gola, Trzebnica County in Lower Silesian Voivodeship (south-west Poland) * Gola, Łódź Voivodeship (central Poland) *

Gola, Gostyń County Gola is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gostyń, within Gostyń County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Gostyń and south of the regional capital Poznań Poznań () is ...

in Greater Poland Voivodeship (west-central Poland) *

Gola, Grodzisk Wielkopolski County Gola is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Rakoniewice, within Grodzisk Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Rakoniewice, south-west of Grodzisk Wielkopolski ...

in Greater Poland Voivodeship (west-central Poland) * Gola, Jarocin County in Greater Poland Voivodeship (west-central Poland) * Gola, Kępno County in Greater Poland Voivodeship (west-central Poland) *

Gola, Krosno Odrzańskie County Gola is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dąbie, Lubusz Voivodeship, Gmina Dąbie, within Krosno Odrzańskie County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Dąbie, Lubusz Voivodeship, Dąbie, ...

in Lubusz Voivodeship (west Poland) * Gola, Gmina Sława in Lubusz Voivodeship (west Poland) *

Gola, Gmina Szlichtyngowa Gola is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szlichtyngowa, within Wschowa County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Szlichtyngowa, south-west of Wschowa, and south-east of Zielona Góra ...

in Lubusz Voivodeship (west Poland) *

Gola, Namysłów County Gola is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świerczów, within Namysłów County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately west of Świerczów, Opole Voivodeship, Świerczów, south of Namysłów, and no ...

in Opole Voivodeship (south-west Poland) * Gola, Olesno County in Opole Voivodeship (south-west Poland)

Elsewhere

Gola, Koprivnica-Križevci County Gola is a municipality in the Koprivnica-Križevci County in Croatia. According to the 2011 census, there are 2,431 inhabitants in the area, with Croats forming an absolute majority. History In the late 19th century and early 20th century, Gola ...

, a town in Croatia *

Gola (community development block) Gola (community development block) is an administrative division in the Ramgarh subdivision of the Ramgarh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Maoist activities Jharkhand is one of the states affected by Maoist activities. , Ramgarh was no ...

, Jharkhand, India * Gola, Ramgarh, a village in Jharkhand, India *

Gola Gokarannath Gola Gokaran Nath or Gola is the city, municipal board, thana and tehsil in Lakhimpur Kheri district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Gola Gokaran Nath is famous for its Shiva Temple and BHL sugar mill. Gola Gokaran Nath is also popularly ...

, a city in Uttar Pradesh, India *

Gola River The Gaula River, or Gola River, is a river in India originating in the Lesser Himalayas. It is approximately long. The river is also known by the names of Kichha and Baigul (or more specifically Baigul West) in its lower course. It originate ...

, Uttarakhand, India *

Gola Island Gola ( or ''Oileán Ghabhla'') is a small island off the coast of Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland. The island was unpopulated as recently as 1996 but in recent years people have started to return. A ferry service operates during the holiday sea ...

or ''Oileán Ghabhla'', a small uninhabited island off the coast of County Donegal in Ireland * Gola, Nepal * Gola National Park, Sierra Leone

People

Tom Gola Thomas Joseph Gola (January 13, 1933 – January 26, 2014) was an American basketball player and politician. He is widely considered one of the greatest NCAA basketball players of all-time. Gola was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball ...

(1933–2014), American basketball player *

Gölä Marco Pfeuti (born 1968 in Oppligen near Thun), better known by his stage name Gölä, is a popular Swiss rock musician performing mainly in Bernese German. Career The debut album of Gölä's eponymous band ''Uf u dervo'' (1998; en, Up and Awa ...

(born 1968), Swiss rock musician *Gola, nickname for former Chelsea footballer

Gianfranco Zola Gianfranco Zola (; born 5 July 1966) is an Italian football manager and former footballer who played predominantly as a forward. He was most recently the assistant manager of Chelsea. He spent the first decade of his playing career playing in ...

Other

Gola (manufacturer) Gola is a sporting goods brand based in England. It was founded on 22 May 1905. It used to be known as the Bozeat Boot Company, and was based in the Northamptonshire village of Bozeat. Gola was purchased by the Jacobson Group and has since e ...

, a British sporting goods manufacturer *''Gola'' in Hebrew refers to the

Jewish diaspora The Jewish diaspora ( he, תְּפוּצָה, təfūṣā) or exile (Hebrew: ; Yiddish: ) is the dispersion of Israelites or Jews out of their ancient ancestral homeland (the Land of Israel) and their subsequent settlement in other parts of t ...

*Gola, a type of

snow cone Snow comprises individual ice crystals that grow while suspended in the atmosphere—usually within clouds—and then fall, accumulating on the ground where they undergo further changes. It consists of frozen crystalline water throughout ...

in Southern Asia, {{disambiguation, geo, surname