Pale may refer to:

Jurisdictions

* Medieval areas of English conquest: **

Pale of Calais The Pale of Calais was a territory in Northern France ruled by the monarchs of England for more than two hundred years from 1347 to 1558. The area, which was taken following the Battle of Crécy in 1346 and the subsequent siege of Calais, was ...

, in France (1360–1558) **

The Pale The Pale (Irish: ''An Pháil'') or the English Pale (' or ') was the part of Ireland directly under the control of the English government in the Late Middle Ages. It had been reduced by the late 15th century to an area along the east coast st ...

, or the English Pale, in Ireland *

Pale of Settlement The Pale of Settlement (russian: Черта́ осе́длости, '; yi, דער תּחום-המושבֿ, '; he, תְּחוּם הַמּוֹשָב, ') was a western region of the Russian Empire with varying borders that existed from 1791 to 19 ...

, area of permitted Jewish settlement, western Russian Empire (1791–1917)

Geography

Africa

* Palé, town in Guinea

Asia

* Burma ** Pale, Myanmar, town **

Pale Township Pale Township is a township in Yinmabin District in the Sagaing Division of Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only s ...

*India ** Pale, Dahanu, village **

Pale, Goa Pale is a census town in North Goa district in the Indian state of Goa. Geography Pale is located at . It has an average elevation of 0 metres (0 feet). Demographics India census A census is the procedure of systematically acquir ...

, census town

Europe

* Pale (Greece), ancient town in Kefalonia, today part of Lixouri, Greece *

Pale, Bosnia and Herzegovina Pale ( sr-cyrl, Пале) is a municipality of the city of Istočno Sarajevo located in Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated southeast of the capital city of Sarajevo. As of 2013, it had a population of 22,282 i ...

, a town and municipality * Palé, Hungary, a village * Pāle parish, Latvia *

Pale River The Pale is a river in Viljandi County, Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the ...

, Estonia *

Pale-Prača Pale-Prača ( sr-cyrl, Пале-Прача) is a municipality located in Bosnian-Podrinje Canton Goražde of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The center of the municipality is Prača. According to th ...

, Bosnia and Herzegovina, a municipality

Arts, entertainment, and media

Music

* ''Pale'' (album), a 1990 release of Toad the Wet Sprocket * Pale (band), an Australian band formed in 1991 *

The Pale (band) The Pale are an Irish band of varying genres including rock, and indie. They have recorded twelve albums and have toured extensively in Ireland and abroad. Formation and early years The Pale formed in Dublin in 1990 with the original line-up ...

, an Irish band formed in 1990 * The Pale, renamed

The Pale Pacific The Pale Pacific (formerly The Pale) is an indie rock/powerpop Power pop (also typeset as powerpop) is a form of pop rock based on the early music of bands such as the Who, the Beatles, the Beach Boys, and the Byrds. It typically incorporates ...

, an American indie rock band * ''The Pale'' (EP), by William Control * "Pale", a track by Within Temptation from ''

The Silent Force ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...

Other arts, entertainment, and media

Pale (Greyhawk) Greyhawk, also known as the World of Greyhawk, is a fictional world designed as a campaign setting for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy roleplaying game. Although not the first campaign world developed for ''Dungeons & Dragons''— Dave Arneso ...

, the Theocracy of the Pale, a fictional nation in the ''Dungeons and Dragons'' role-playing game *''

Pale Rider ''Pale Rider'' is a 1985 American Western film produced and directed by Clint Eastwood, who also stars in the lead role. The title is a reference to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, as the pale horse's ghost rider (Eastwood) represents Deat ...

'' (1985), an American western film produced and directed by Clint Eastwood

Other uses

* Pale (heraldry), a vertical mark running down the centre of a flag or shield *Pálē (in Greek: πάλη), the Greek name for ancient

Greek wrestling Greek wrestling ( grc-gre, πάλη, pálē), also known as Ancient Greek wrestling and Palé, was the most popular organized sport in Ancient Greece. A point was scored when one player touched the ground with his back, hip or shoulder, or conced ...

* Palisade, a fence made from ''paling'', sticks or logs sharpened on one end into "pales" with the other on or embedded into the ground