Dal is a term in the Indian subcontinent for dried, split pulses.

Dal or DAL may also refer to:

Organizations

  • Allah'r Dal, Bangladeshi Islamist terrorist organization
  • Bajrang Dal, Indian militant Hindutva organization
  • Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Chatra Dal, student organization affiliated with the Bangladesh Nationalist Party
  • Bhartiya Gau Raksha Dal, Indian militant Hindutva organization
  • DAL Group, private Sudanese conglomerate
  • Dal Khalsa (disambiguation), multiple organizations
  • Dal Shabet, South Korean girl group
  • Garam dal, a historical faction of the Indian National Congress
  • Prantiya Rakshak Dal, security force in Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Seva Dal, a subsidiary organization of the Indian National Congress

Political parties

  • All India Progressive Janata Dal
  • Apna Dal
  • Bharatiya Kranti Dal
  • Bharatiya Lok Dal
  • Biju Janata Dal
  • Indian National Lok Dal
  • Janata Dal
  • Janata Dal (United)
  • Janata Dal (Secular)
  • Janshakti Janata Dal
  • Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal
  • Lok Dal
  • Loktantrik Janata Dal
  • Mahan Dal
  • Param Digvijay Dal
  • Raijor Dal
  • Rashtriya Janata Dal
  • Rashtriya Lok Dal
  • Shiromani Akali Dal
  • Shiromani Akali Dal (disambiguation)
  • Uttarakhand Kranti Dal

People

  • Dal (name)

Places

Modern

Finland

  • Laakso (Dal), a neighbourhood of Helsinki

India

  • Dal Lake, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
  • Dal Lake (Himachal Pradesh), India
  • Lama Dal, high altitude lake

Iran

  • Dal, Khuzestan
  • Dal, Kurdistan

Norway

  • Dal, Norway
  • Dal Station

Romania

  • Dál, the Hungarian name of Deal, Câlnic, Alba

Sweden

  • Dal Hundred, Östergötland
  • Dal River

Historical

  • Dál Fiatach, medieval dynastic grouping and territory in Ireland
  • Dál nAraidi, medieval Cruthin kingdom in Ireland
  • Dál nAraidi in Tuaiscirt, Dál nAraidi petty kingdom
  • Dál mBuinne, Dál nAraidi petty kingdom
  • Dál Riata, medieval Gaelic kingdom in Scotland and Ireland

Science and technology

  • Data access layer, a software architecture layer
  • Database abstraction layer, an application programming interface
  • Data Access Language, a discontinued SQL-like language and application programming interface by Apple Computer
  • Decalitre, a measure of volume
  • Direct Algebraic Logic, Sharp's calculator input method
  • Development Assurance Level in ARP4754

Transport

  • Dallas Love Field, an airport in Dallas, Texas
  • Delta Air Lines, ICAO airline code DAL
  • Deutsche Afrika-Linien, a German shipping company

Other uses

  • Abbreviations for the sports teams of Dallas, Texas:
  • Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League
  • Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association
  • Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League
  • A Dal, annual music competition in Hungary
  • Brødrene Dal, Norwegian television series
  • Dal (name), including a list of people with the surname, given name or nickname
  • Dāl, Arabic letter <big>د</big>
  • Ḏāl, Arabic letter <big>ذ</big>
  • Dal (Doctor Who), former name of the Daleks in Doctor Who
  • Dalhousie University, commonly known as Dal, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
  • Date A Live, a Japanese light novel series
  • Diplomatic Academy of London, an online institution
  • Dal, a scheduled tribe in India
  • Dal, a Pullip fashion doll
  • Dal, a fictional character in The Tribe (1999 TV series)

See also

  • Dahl (disambiguation)
  • Daal (disambiguation)
  • DALnet, an Internet Relay Chat network