Khamis Mosque 1956
Khamis ar, خميس the 5th day in Arabic known as Thursday. It may refer to: *Khamis (name) *Khamis, Bahrain, a place in Bahrain *Khamis Brigade, special forces brigade of the military of Libya *Khamis Mushait Khamis Mushayt or Khamis Mushait ( ar, خميس مشيط, ') is a city in south-west Saudi Arabia, located east of Abha, the provincial seat of the 'Asir Province, 650 nautical miles from Dhahran and from the national capital of Riyadh. It is t ...

Thursday
Thursday is the Names of the days of the week, day of the week between Wednesday and Friday. According to the ISO 8601 international standard, it is the fourth day of the week. In countries which adopt the "Sunday-first" convention, it is the fifth day of the week. Name ''See Names of the days of the week for more on naming conventions. '' Thor's day The name is derived from Old English ''þunresdæg'' and Middle English ''Thuresday'' (with loss of -n-, first in northern dialects, from influence of Old Norse ''Þórsdagr'') meaning "Thor's Day". It was named after the Norse god of Thunder, Thor. ''Thunor, Donar'' (German, ''Donnerstag'') and ''Thor'' are derived from the name of the Germanic god of thunder, ''Thunraz'', equivalent to Jupiter (mythology), Jupiter in the ''interpretatio romana''. In most Romance languages, the day is named after the Roman god Jupiter (mythology), Jupiter, who was the god of sky and thunder. In Latin, the day was known as ''Iovis Dies'', "Jupit ...
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Khamis (name)
Khamis is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname: *Abubaker Kaki Khamis (born 1989), Sudanese specializes in the 800 metres *Ahmed Khamis (born 1985), Emirati football player *Imad Khamis (born 1961), Syrian politician *Johnny Khamis, American politician *Leena Khamis (born 1986), Australian football player *Salem Khamis (born 1980), United Arab Emirates football player *Sham Khamis (born 1995), Australian football player *Vuai Abdallah Khamis (born 1960), Tanzanian politician *Younis Khamis (born 1982), United Arab Emirates basketball player Given name: *Khamis Gaddafi Khamis Gaddafi (27 May 1983 – 29 August 2011) was the seventh and youngest son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, and the military commander in charge of the Khamis Brigade of the Libyan Army. He was part of his father's inner circle. ... (1983-2011) son of Muammar Gaddafi {{given name, type=both Arabic-language surnames Arabic-language masculine given name ...
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Khamis, Bahrain
Khamis () is a village located between Salmaniya and Isa town in the Kingdom of Bahrain. It is largely a residential area with a number of shops and business establishments. It is also the site of the ''Khamis Mosque'', which is the first Islamic mosque in Bahrain. It used to be host to a weekly souq every Thursday. See also * Khamis Mosque * Manama * Bahrain Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, ' is an island country in Western Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and an ... References Populated places in Bahrain {{Bahrain-geo-stub ...
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Khamis Brigade
The Khamis Brigade, formally the 32nd Reinforced Brigade of the Armed People, was a regime security brigade of the Libyan Armed Forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi, the official leader of Libya from 1969 until 2011. The 32nd Brigade was commanded by Gaddafi's youngest son, Khamis Gaddafi and was called "the most well-trained and well-equipped force in the Libyan military" and "the most important military and security elements of the regime" in leaked U.S. memos. In 2009, according to news reports, Belgian arms manufacturers delivered 11.5 million € worth of small arms and ammunition to the 32nd Brigade. The aim according to the Walloon government was to protect humanitarian convoys heading for Darfur in the Sudan. Role in 2011 uprising and civil war The Khamis Brigade was described as the most elite of three "regime protection units" which together comprise 10,000 men. According to U.S. and European officials, these units were directly loyal to Gaddafi, whereas regular army units ...
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