Shams
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Shams (Arabic: شمس; pronounced [ʃams]) is an Arabic word meaning "Sun". It may also refer to:
Media
- Shams (newspaper), defunct Saudi newspaper
- Al-Shams (newspaper), Libyan government newspaper until 2011
- Network for Public Policy Studies, Iranian website
People
- Shams (name), list of people with the name
Places
- Ain Shams, neighborhood in Cairo, Egypt
- Kafr Shams, city in southern Syria
- Majdal Shams, a village in the Golan Heights
- Shams-e Bijar, a village in Gilan Province, Iran
- Shams Abu Dhabi, a real estate development on Al Reem Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Shams Solar Power Station, a planned concentrating solar power station in the United Arab Emirates
Other uses
- Shams al-Ma'arif, 13th-century Arabic book
- Ain Shams University, university located in Cairo, Egypt
- Ash-Shams, 91st surah of the Quran
- Shams (deity), solar deity in the ancient South Arabian religion
- Shams, kind of decorative pillow
- The Shams, all-female folk pop trio from New York
- Association Shams, Tunisian organization for LGBT rights
- Jebel Shams, mountain in Oman
- Thee Shams, American garage rock band
See also
- Sham (disambiguation)
- Al-Shams (disambiguation)
- Shamss Ensemble, music group performing Iranian and Sufi music
- Shamash, the solar deity in ancient Semitic religion
- Shamish, the Sun in Mandaeism