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Shaam (other) or Sham, an Indian male given name
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Shaam ( ar, شَـام, link=no) often refers to the Greater Syria (region), seen from a Eurocentric perspective as "the Levant". Shaam may also refer to: Places * Bilad al-Shaam, a former province corresponding to the Levant * Harrat al-Shaam, a volcanic field in the Middle East * Sha'am, a village in Northern Ras Al Khaimah, Television * ''Shaam Dhaley'', 2016 Pakistani television series People * Shaam Ibrahim (born 1977), Indian actor and model * Mahmood Shaam (born 1940), Pakistani journalist and poet See also * Sham (other) * Shama (other) * Shyama (other) * Syria (other) * Shyam Shyam is a name of Krishna and an Indian masculine given name and surname. Notable people with this name include: ;Shyam *Shyam (actor), Indian Hindi film actor *Shyam (composer), an Indian music composer from Kerala * Shyam Benegal, Indian film di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syria (region)
Syria (Hieroglyphic Luwian: 𔒂𔒠 ''Sura/i''; gr, Συρία) or Sham ( ar, ٱلشَّام, ash-Shām) is the name of a historical region located east of the Mediterranean Sea in Western Asia, broadly synonymous with the Levant. Other synonyms are Greater Syria or Syria-Palestine. The region boundaries have changed throughout history. In modern times, the term "Syria" alone is used to refer to the Arab Republic of Syria. The term is originally derived from Assyria, an ancient civilization centered in northern Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq. During the Hellenistic period, the term Syria was applied to the entire Levant as Coele-Syria. Under Roman rule, the term was used to refer to the province of Syria, later divided into Syria Phoenicia and Coele Syria, and to the province of Syria Palaestina. Under the Byzantines, the provinces of Syria Prima and Syria Secunda emerged out of Coele Syria. After the Muslim conquest of the Levant, the term was superseded by the Ara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levant
The Levant () is an approximate historical geographical term referring to a large area in the Eastern Mediterranean region of Western Asia. In its narrowest sense, which is in use today in archaeology and other cultural contexts, it is equivalent to a stretch of land bordering the Mediterranean in South-western Asia,Gasiorowski, Mark (2016). ''The Government and Politics of the Middle East and North Africa''. }, ), meaning "the eastern place, where the Sun rises". In the 13th and 14th centuries, the term ''levante'' was used for Italian maritime commerce in the Eastern Mediterranean, including Greece, Anatolia, Syria-Palestine, and Egypt, that is, the lands east of Venice. Eventually the term was restricted to the Muslim countries of Syria-Palestine and Egypt. In 1581, England set up the Levant Company to monopolize commerce with the Ottoman Empire. The name ''Levant States'' was used to refer to the French mandate over Syria and Lebanon after World War I. This is probab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bilad Al-Sham
Bilad al-Sham ( ar, بِلَاد الشَّام, Bilād al-Shām), often referred to as Islamic Syria or simply Syria in English-language sources, was a province of the Rashidun, Umayyad, Abbasid, and Fatimid caliphates. It roughly corresponded with the Byzantine Diocese of the East, conquered by the Muslims in 634–647. Under the Umayyads (661–750) Bilad al-Sham was the metropolitan province of the Caliphate and different localities throughout the province served as the seats of the Umayyad caliphs and princes. Bilad al-Sham was first organized into the four '' ajnad'' (military districts; singular ''jund'') of Filastin (Palestine), al-Urdunn (Jordan), Dimashq (Damascus), and Hims (Homs), between 637 and 640 by Caliph Umar following the Muslim conquest. The ''jund'' of Qinnasrin was created out of the northern part of Hims by caliphs Mu'awiya I () or Yazid I (). The Jazira (Upper Mesopotamia) was made an independent province from the Mesopotamian part of Qinnasrin by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harrat Al-Sham
The ''Ḥarrat al-Shām'' ( ar, حَرَّة ٱلشَّام), also known as the Black Desert, is a region of rocky, basaltic desert straddling southern Syria and the northern Arabian Peninsula. It covers an area of some in the modern-day Syrian Arab Republic, Jordan, Israel and Saudi Arabia. Vegetation is characteristically open acacia shrubland with patches of juniper at higher altitudes The ''Harrat'' has been occupied by humans since at least the Late Epipalaeolithic period (). One of the earliest known sites is Shubayqa 1 (occupied ), where archaeologists have discovered the remains of the oldest known bread. Geology The ''Harrat'' comprises volcanic fields formed by tectonic activity from the Oligocene through to the Quaternary period. It is the largest of several volcanic fields on the Arabian Plate, containing more than 800 volcanic cones and around 140 dikes. Activity began during the Miocene; a younger eruptive stage, at the SE end of the volcanic field, occurred d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sha'am
Sha'am is the name of a village in Northern Ras Al Khaimah, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). History A coastal village which traded on the cultivation of its rich hinterland at the foot of the Hajar Mountains, Sha'am considered itself essentially independent from Ras Al Khaimah and frequently asserted this independence. One such attempt by Sha'am to secede from Ras Al Khaimah under Sheikh Humaid bin Abdullah Al Qasimi in 1885 resulted in Humaid retaking the village and extracting a fine of 1,600 Marie Theresa Dollars. By the turn of the 20th century, Sha'am consisted of some 300 houses, mostly of mud brick construction and home to settled members of the Bani Shutair section of the Shihhu Bedouin tribe. They subsisted through fishing, pearl diving (a small fleet of 2 pearl boats) and date cultivation, as well as the sale of dry fish and firewood which they would take to Sharjah town on the 6 or 7 coasters the villagers owned. References Villages in the United Arab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaam Dhaley
''Shaam Dhaley'' is a Pakistani Pakistani drama, drama serial that first aired on Geo Entertainment on 24 April 2016. It is produced by Babar Javed (director), Babar Javed. It on airs every Saturday at 7:00.pm on Geo Entertainment. Marjan Fatima and Wajeha Khan Durani plays the Female Protagonists in the Serial while Usman Peerzada, Shah Fahad and Fiza Ali plays Supporting Characters. Synopsis Alina’s life becomes more about protecting her mother and her sisters after her father’s death. But when she finds that her deceased father has also left her to deal with a brother she never knew— the last thing she wanted was losing her own house. Her life meets new complications when she finds that her father has left the house in the name of her brother. Initially it doesn’t seem like an issue but trouble arises when their sister-in-law, Saima, comes into the picture. The only issue Saima has with her in-laws is the closeness Alina has with her brother Adeel. But Alina has bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaam (actor)
Shamshuddin Ibrahim (born 4 April 1977), known professionally as Shaam, is an Indian actor and model who mainly appears Tamil and Telugu-language films. Starting his career as a professional model, he soon made his acting debut in the film '' 12B'' (2001). He further appeared in lead roles in films such as ''Lesa Lesa'' (2003), ''Iyarkai'' (2003), and ''Ullam Ketkumae'' (2005). He garnered acclaim for his role in the Telugu film ''Kick'' (2009), which earned him the name ''Kick'' Shaam. ''Kick'' enabled Shaam to star in other prominent Telugu films such as ''Race Gurram'' (2014). After a hiatus, he returned to Tamil cinema with '' 6'' (2013) and '' Purampokku Engira Podhuvudamai'' (2015). Early life Shamshuddin Ibrahim was born on 4 April 1977 in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, into a Tamil Muslim Rowther family. His father hails from Madurai, while his mother is from Tiruppathur. He grew up in Bengaluru, where he pursued his studies. After completing his B Com, he did modelling thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahmood Shaam
Mahmood Shaam ( ur, ) born Tariq Mahmood ( ur, ) on 5 February 1940, is a Pakistani Urdu language journalist, poet, writer and news analyst. After serving Pakistan's largest newspaper Jang Group for more than 16 years continuously as Group Editor, he joined ARY Digital Group on 21 September 2010 to launch a new Urdu language newspaper. He has written many books on different subjects. Early life Mahmood Shaam received his bachelor's degree in English literature, Persian and Philosophy from Government College Jhang in 1962. In 1964, he obtained master's degree in Philosophy from Government College Lahore. He was the editor of the college magazine ''Ravi'' at Lahore. Shaam has visited several countries during his journalistic career including United Kingdom, Singapore, Burma, Denmark, Sri Lanka, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Malaysia, Switzerland, Syria, Qatar, Egypt, Italy, United Arab Emirates, India and Canada. Career As journalist Mahmood Shaam has worked for almost 45 years a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sham (other)
Sham may refer to: Arabic use * Al-Sham or Shām (شام), the historical name for the Greater Syria region, now most commonly known as the Levant or the eastern Mediterranean, including the modern countries of Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Israel, Jordan, Cyprus and Turkey's Hatay Province. ** Bilad al-Sham, the Caliphate province of the same region ** Jund al-Sham, militant group based in Afghanistan, meaning "Army of Syria" * Sham el-Nessim, Egyptian holiday marking the beginning of spring * Sham, or Alsahm, the Arabic name for the star Alpha Sagittae English use * Fraud ** Sham drug as a quack remedy ** Sham election, another name for a show election ** Sham marriage, a marriage entered into with intent to deceive ** Sham peer review, a fraudulent or malicious form of peer review * Hoax * Placebo, any drug, surgery, or other treatment with intentional (and usually blinded) lack of efficacy ** Sham drug as a placebo used in a single- or double-blinded control group of experim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shama (other)
Shama may refer to: * ''Shama'' (film), a 1946 Bollywood film * ''Shama'' (magazine), an Urdu language film and literary magazine published from 1939-1999 * ''Shama'' (TV series), a 2011 Television Show * Shama District, Ghana ** Shama, Ghana, capital of the district ** Shama (Ghana parliament constituency) * Shama language, a Kainji language of Nigeria * Shema Yisrael, daily prayer in Judaism * another name for Draupadi Draupadi ( sa, द्रौपदी, draupadī, Daughter of Drupada), also referred to as Krishnaa, Panchali, and Yagyaseni, is the main female protagonist of the Hindu epic ''Mahabharata,'' and the common consort of the five Pandava brothers ..., wife of Pandavas * the proper name of star HD 99109 * Shamas or Magpie-robins, of the genera ''Copsychus'' and ''Trichixos'' * Shama or Samatva, a Hindu philosophy term meaning to have equal consideration or reserved judgement See also * Shamas (other) * Shamma, a traditional garment worn by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shyama (other)
Shyama may refer to: * Shyama (Hindi actress) (1935–2017), Indian actress in Hindi films * Shyama (Malayalam actress) (?–1996), Indian actress in Malayalam and Tamil films * Shyama (Jain monk) ( 247 BC–151 BC), Jain monk * Shama Dulari ( 1940s–1950s), often confused with the above Hindi actress * ''Shyama'' (film), a 1986 Malayalam film * Kali Kali (; sa, काली, ), also referred to as Mahakali, Bhadrakali, and Kalika ( sa, कालिका), is a Hindu goddess who is considered to be the goddess of ultimate power, time, destruction and change in Shaktism. In this tra ... Shyama (Hindu Deity). "Shyama Kali has a somewhat tender aspect and is worshipped in the Hindu Households. She is the dispenser of boons and the dispeller of fear." ource: Harding, E. Kali. 1993. {{hndis, Shyama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syria (other)
Syria is a country in the Middle East, incorporating the northern Levant. Syria may also refer to: Geography and history Syria (region) refers to a wider historical geographic region. In this sense it can refer to: In modern Middle East * Arab Kingdom of Syria, a short-living Hashemite kingdom in 1920, installed after World War I and abolished by the French * French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon, incorporating the: ** State of Syria (1924–30), Mandatory proto-state, a progenitor of Mandatory Syrian Republic ** Syrian Republic (1930–58) * Syrian Republic (1930–58) ** Syrian Arab Republic, a modern day UN member country *** Democratic Federation of Northern Syria, a self-proclaimed autonomous federation in Northern Syria ** Syrian opposition, a pseudo-state of the Syrian opposition as alternative to Ba'athist Syria ** Tahrir al-Sham Emirate ** Syrian areas occupied by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ** Turkish occupation of northern Syria Ancient and classic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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