Al-Shams is the Arabic word for "the sun" () and may refer to: *

Ash-Shams Ash-Shams ( ar, الشمس, "The Sun") is the 91st surah of the Qur'an, with 15 ayat or verses. It opens with a series of solemn oaths sworn on various astronomical phenomena, the first of which, "by the sun", gives the sura its name, then on ...

, 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) The Al-Shams ( bn, আল শামস) was an anti-Bangladesh paramilitary wing of several Islamist parties in East Pakistan composed of local Bengalis and Muhajirs that along with the Pakistan Army and the Al-Badr, is accused of conducting a m ...

, a paramilitary wing of several parties in East Pakistan abolished in 1971 *

Shams Abu Dhabi The Shams Abu Dhabi project will be developed on Reem Island in Abu Dhabi by Sorouh Real Estate and occupy approximately 25% of the island. It will occupy , of which 90% will be dedicated to residential buildings and has a potential of developing ...

, a real estate development on Al Reem Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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