Gola may refer to:
Groups and tribes
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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
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Gola Dzierżoniowska
Gola Dzierżoniowska (german: Guhlau), abbreviated to Gola, is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Niemcza, within Dzierżoniów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.
It lies approximately north-west of Niem ...
in Lower Silesian Voivodeship (south-west Poland)
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Gola, Lubin County
Gola is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubin, within Lubin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Lower Silesian Voivodeship, or Lower Silesia Province, in southwestern Poland, is one of the 16 voivodeships (provinces) into ...
in Lower Silesian Voivodeship (south-west Poland)
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Gola, Trzebnica County
Gola is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Prusice, within Trzebnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.
It lies approximately south-west of Prusice, north-west of Trzebnica, and north of the regional c ...
in Lower Silesian Voivodeship (south-west Poland)
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Gola, Łódź Voivodeship
Gola is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bolesławiec, within Wieruszów County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately south of Bolesławiec, south of Wieruszów, and south-west of the regional capital ...
(central Poland)
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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)
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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)
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Gola, Jarocin County
Gola is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Jaraczewo, within Jarocin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.
References
Villages in Jarocin County, Gola
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in Greater Poland Voivodeship (west-central Poland)
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Gola, Kępno County
Gola is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bralin, within Kępno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Bralin, west of Kępno, and south-east of the regional capital Poznań ...
in Greater Poland Voivodeship (west-central Poland)
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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)
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Gola, Gmina Sława in Lubusz Voivodeship (west Poland)
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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
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in Lubusz Voivodeship (west Poland)
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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)
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Gola, Olesno County
Gola is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gorzów Śląski, within Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Gorzów Śląski, north of Olesno, and north-east of the regiona ...
in Opole Voivodeship (south-west Poland)
Elsewhere
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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
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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
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Gola, Ramgarh
Gola is a village in the Gola CD block in the Ramgarh subdivision of the Ramgarh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Geography
Location
Gola is located at .
Area overview
Ramgarh has a vibrant coal-mining sector. The map alongside ...
, a village in Jharkhand, India
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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
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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 originat ...
, Uttarakhand, India
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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
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Gola, Nepal
Gola, Nepal is a village development committee in Bardiya District in Lumbini Province of south-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census
The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of S ...
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Gola National Park
The Gola Rainforest National Park (GRNP) was declared by President of Sierra Leone Ernest Bai Koroma and enacted by the Parliament of Sierra Leone in December 2010. The park amalgamates Gola North Forest Reserve, Gola East Forest Reserve and Gol ...
, Sierra Leone
People
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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
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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 Away) ...
(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
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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 ex ...
, 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,
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