Mola
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Mola can refer to:
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MOLA may refer to :
- Mola (art form)Mola (art form)The mola forms part of the traditional costume of a Kuna woman, two mola panels being incorporated as front and back panels in a blouse. The full costume traditionally includes a patterned wrapped skirt , a red and yellow headscarf , arm and leg beads , a gold nose ring and earrings in addition...
, the textile art form of the Kuna people of Panama and Colombia - Mola hytadidosa, an abnormal form of pregnancy
- Mola salsaMola salsaIn ancient Roman religion, mola salsa was a mixture of coarse-ground, toasted emmer flour and salt prepared by the Vestal Virgins and used in every official sacrifice. It was sprinkled on the forehead and between the horns of animal victims before they were sacrificed, as well as on the altar and...
, a sacramental flour preparation made by the Vestal Virgins
- General Mola class submarine, a group of submarines built for the Italian Navy in the early 1930s
- TremoletaTremoletaTremoleta was a Catalan troubadour mentioned by the Monge de Montaudon in his satire of contemporary troubadours . No works attributed to him survive, but many scholars have suggested identifying him with one of the known troubadours. The Monge provides the following information:It is evident that...
, a minor troubadour - a Latin word meaning millstoneMillstoneMillstones or mill stones are used in windmills and watermills, including tide mills, for grinding wheat or other grains.The type of stone most suitable for making millstones is a siliceous rock called burrstone , an open-textured, porous but tough, fine-grained sandstone, or a silicified,...
or false conception, which is the origin of the word molarMolar (tooth)Molars are the rearmost and most complicated kind of tooth in most mammals. In many mammals they grind food; hence the Latin name mola, "millstone"....
Places
- Mola di BariMola di BariMola di Bari, more commonly referred to simply as Mola, is a small coastal town of about 26,000 inhabitants located approximately 22 kilometres south of Bari in the Southern Italian region of Apulia ....
, a city in Apulia, Southern Italy - Alcocero de MolaAlcocero de MolaAlcocero de Mola is a municipality located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 53 inhabitants....
, a municipality located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain - Lake Mola, a lake on the southwest of Ilirska BistricaIlirska BistricaIlirska Bistrica is a town and a municipality in Slovenia. It belongs to the traditional region of Primorska.The town of Ilirska Bistrica is the major economic centre of the district of the same name...
in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia - a regency in the Subdistrict of MalukuSubdistricts of MalukuThe province of Maluku in Indonesia is divided into regencies which is turn are divided administratively into subdistricts, known as Kecamatan.The subdistricts of Maluku with the regency it falls into are as follows:*Air Buaya, Buru*Amahai, Maluku Tengah...
in Indonesia
Mountains
- Mola de ColldejouMola de ColldejouMola de Colldejou is a mountain chain in Catalonia, Spain located north of the Serra de Llaberia in the Catalan Pre-Coastal Range.The highest point is 921.8 m above sea level.This mountain range is named after Colldejou village, located east of the range....
, a mountain chain in Catalonia, Spain - Mola dels Quatre TermesMola dels Quatre TermesMola dels Quatre Termes, also known as Mola d'Estat, is a summit in the Serra del Bosc range, Prades Mountains, Catalonia, Spain. It has an altitude of 1117 metres above sea level....
, a mountain in Catalonia, Spain - Mola del GuerxetMola del GuerxetMola del Guerxet is a mountain of Catalonia, Spain. It has an altitude of 1121 metres above sea level....
, a mountain in Catalonia, Spain - Mola d'Ares, a mountain in the Valencian Community, Spain
- Mola de la Garumba, a mountain in the Valencian Community, Spain
- Mola de Bicorp, a mountain in the Valencian Community, Spain
- Mola Gran, a mountain in the Valencian Community, Spain
- Mola de s'Esclop, a mountain in Mallorca, Spain
- Mola de Llaberia, a mountain in Catalonia, Spain
- MolacimaMolacimaMolacima is a mountain of the Serra del Montsià range, Catalonia, Spain. It has an altitude of 748 metres above sea level.The Mola cima, with its triangular profile, looks like the highest peak from many angles around Ulldecona, along the Autopista AP-7 between Barcelona and Valencia. The true...
, a mountain in Catalonia, Spain
Biology
- Mola (fish), a genus of fishes in the family Molidae
- Amblypharyngodon mola, a fish species in the genus AmblypharyngodonAmblypharyngodonAmblypharyngodon is a genus of fishes in the family Cyprinidae.- Species :* Amblypharyngodon atkinsonii * Amblypharyngodon chulabhornae Vidthayanon & Kottelat, 1990...
found in Asia - Mylochromis molaMylochromis molaThe Mola Hap is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family.It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes.-References:* Kasembe, J. 2005. . Downloaded on 4 August 2007....
, the Mola Hap, a species of fish in the Cichlidae family
People
- Mola Mola (musician), a stage name for Jack Hazebroek (born 1956), an Indonesian multiple instrumentalist and songwriter
- Mola RamMola RamMola Ram was an Indian painter, who originated the Garhwal branch of the Kangra school of painting. He was born in Srinagar , and worked for the Garhwal Kingdom from 1777 until its annexation in 1803. He was also a poet, historian and diplomat...
(1743–1833), an Indian painter - Mola Ram (Indiana Jones character), the main antagonist and the Thuggee high priest
- Mola SyllaMola SyllaMola Sylla is a Senegalese musician. He moved to Europe in 1987 and lives in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He is a singer and plays such traditional African instruments as the mbira, kongoma , xalam, and kalimba.Sylla has collaborated with a wide variety of musicians, including in jazz and...
(born 1956), a Senegalese musician - Carlos Loret de MolaCarlos Loret de MolaCarlos Loret de Mola Álvarez is a Mexican journalist. He is a popular news anchor in Mexico, hosting a show called Primero Noticias on Televisa channel 2, as well as a news radio show "Back" on Radio Formula....
(born 1976), a Mexican talking head - Carlos Loret de Mola MedizCarlos Loret de Mola MedizCarlos Loret de Mola Mediz a Mexican politician and journalist, a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, was deputy, senator and Governor of Yucatán. Born on the midst of a humble family...
(1921–1986), a Mexican politician and journalist, deputy, senator and Governor of Yucatán - Emilio MolaEmilio MolaEmilio Mola y Vidal, 1st Duke of Mola, Grandee of Spain was a Spanish Nationalist commander during the Spanish Civil War. He is best-known for having coined the term "fifth column".-Early life:...
(1887-1937), a Spanish army officer of the Spanish Civil War - Pasquale Mola, a naturalist who described the Sardinian lynxSardinian LynxThe Sardinian Lynx is an extinct subspecies of the Eurasian Lynx that once could be found on the Italian island of Sardinia.In 1908, Pasquale Mola described a lynx from Nuoro as Lynx sardiniae. The length of the Sardinian Lynx was 1 m; the height 35 cm and the tail 33 cm. The cheeks were...
subspecies in 1908 - Pier Francesco MolaPier Francesco MolaPier Francesco Mola was an Italian painter of the High Baroque, mainly active around Rome.-Biography:Mola was born at Coldrerio . At the age of four, he moved to Rome with his father Giovanni Battista, a painter...
(1612–1666), an Italian painter
MOLA may refer to :
- Mars Orbiter Laser AltimeterMars Orbiter Laser Altimeterright|thumb|260px|MOLA topographic images of the two hemispheres of Mars. This image appeared on the cover of Science magazine in May 1999.The Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter was one of five instruments on board the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft, which operated in Mars orbit from September 1997 to...
, an instrument on the Mars Global Surveyor orbiter - Ministry of Legal Affairs, the Ministry of Legal Affairs in the Sultanate of Oman
- Museum of the Living ArtistMuseum of the Living ArtistThe Museum of the Living Artist is hosted by the San Diego Art Institute . It features a new exhibition of works by San Diego artists opening every four to six weeks in a 10,000-square-foot gallery, dedicated to the advancement of the visual arts through outreach, education, and exhibition. Solo...
(MoLA), a new exhibition of works by San Diego artists - Museum of London Archaeology ServiceMuseum of London Archaeology ServiceMuseum of London Archaeology is a Registered Archaeological Organisation with the Institute of Field Archaeologists and is a self-financing part of the Museum of London Group, providing a wide range of professional archaeological services to clients in London, SE England, the UK and...
, the archaeological division of the Museum of London (formerly "Molas") - Museum of Living Art (MOLA), an exhibition at Fort Worth ZooFort Worth ZooThe Fort Worth Zoo is a zoo in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. Founded in 1909 with one lion, two bear cubs, an alligator, a coyote, a peacock and a few rabbits, the Zoo now is home to 5000 native and exotic animals; has been named as a top zoo in the nation by Family Life magazine, the Los Angeles Times...
, USA