Álava (IPA: [ˈalaβa] in Spanish is a province of Spain and a historical territory of the Basque Country, heir of the ancient Lord of Álava. Its capital city is Vitoria-Gasteiz which is also the capital of the autonomous community. It limits with the Basque provinces of Biscay and Gipuzkoa at north, the community of La Rioja at south, the province of Burgos (in the community of Castile and León) at west and the community of Navarre at east, northern Spain.

It is the largest of the three Basque provinces, with 2.963 km2, and also the least populated with 317.352 inhabitants. The County of Treviño is an exclave of the province of Burgos (Castile and León) surrounded by Alavese land.