Al-Shams is the Arabic word for "the sun" () and may refer to: * Ash-Shams, the 91st Sura of the Quran *

Shamash Utu (dUD "Sun"), also known under the Akkadian name Shamash, ''šmš'', syc, ܫܡܫܐ ''šemša'', he, שֶׁמֶשׁ ''šemeš'', ar, شمس ''šams'', Ashurian Aramaic: 𐣴𐣬𐣴 ''š'meš(ā)'' was the ancient Mesopotamian sun god. ...

, the Semitic Sun god *

Ain Shams University Ain Shams University ( ar, جامعة عين شمس) is a public university located in Cairo, Egypt. Founded in 1950, the university provides education at the undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate levels. History Ain Shams University was fou ...

, a university located in Cairo, Egypt *

Majdal Shams Majdal Shams ( ar, مجدل شمس; he, מַגְ'דַל שַׁמְס) is a Druze town in the southern foothills of Mount Hermon, north of the Golan Heights, known as the informal "capital" of the Golan Heights. The majority of residents are S ...

, a Druze town in the Golan Heights (Migdal Shemesh in Hebrew) *

Al-Shams (newspaper) ''Al-Shams'' (meaning ''the Sun'' in English) is an Arabic language daily newspaper published in Libya. History and profile ''Al Shams'' was established in 1962 by Moammar Gadhafi when he was a student. The same year it was closed down. It was re ...

, a Libyan newspaper in Arabic * Al-Shams (East Pakistan), a paramilitary wing of several parties in East Pakistan abolished in 1971 * Shams Abu Dhabi, a real estate development on Al Reem Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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