Safwan may refer to:
Places
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Safwan, Iraq
Safwan (, Kurds, Kurdish: سەفووان , sêfûan) is a town in southeast Iraq on the Iraq–Kuwait border, border with Kuwait. It was the site of the Safwan Air Base. Etymology
The city of Safwan is attributed to its founder Safwan bin Assal Al ...
, a town in southeastern Iraq
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Safwan Hill, highest terrain feature in the region
Institutions
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Safwan SC, a football club based in Safwan, Iraq
People
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Safouane Attaf, Moroccan judoka (born 1984)
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Safuan Said, Malaysian international Lawn bowler (born 1982)
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Safwan Ahmedmia, British technology reviewer and Internet personality
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Safwan Abdul-Ghani, former Iraqi footballer (born 1983)
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Safwan al-Qudsi
Safwan al-Qudsi (; 1940 – 28 October 2022) was a Syrian politician and the Secretary General of the Syrian Arab Socialist Union Party. He was also a member of the central leadership of the National Progressive Front, a political alliance of ...
, Syrian politician (1940-2022)
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Safwan Hawsawi, Saudi Arabian football player (born 1992)
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Safwan Khalil, taekwondo athlete (born 1986)
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Ṣafwān ibn Idrīs
Ṣafwān ibn Idrīs or Abū Baḥr al-Tujībī (1164/6–1202), full name Abū Baḥr Ṣafwān ibn Idrīs ibn Ibrāhīm ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʿĪsā ibn Idrīs al-Tujībī al-Mursī al-Kātib, was a Muslim Hadith scholar, traditionist and ' ...
, Muslim traditionist (1164/6–1202)
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Safwan Mbaé, professional footballer (born 1997)
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Safwan ibn Muattal, companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad (d. 638 or 679)
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Safwan ibn Umayya
Ṣafwān ibn Umayya ibn Khalaf ibn Habib ibn Wahb ibn Hudhafa ibn Jumah al-Jumahi (; died 661) was a ''sahabi'' (companion) of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari. ''Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk''. Translated by Landau-Tassero ...
, companion of Muhammad in Islam
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Safwan M. Masri, Jordanian professor
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Safwan Thabet, Egyptian businessman (born 1946)
Surname
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Moustafa Safouan, Egyptian psychoanalyst (1921-2020)
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Alif Safwan, Malaysian footballer (born 2000)
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Haris Safwan Kamal, Malaysian footballer (born 1982)
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Bishr ibn Safwan al-Kalbi, provincial governor for the Umayyad Caliphate (died 727)
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Handhala ibn Safwan al-Kalbi, Umayyad governor of Egypt
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Jahm bin Safwan
Jahm bin Safwan () was an Islamic theologian of the Umayyad Caliphate, Umayyad period and whose name has given rise to the Jahmiyya moniker. During his lifetime, he attached himself to the rebel leader Al-Harith ibn Surayj, a dissident in Great ...
, Islamic theologian (696-745)
Military engagements
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Battle of Safwan, campaign of Muhammad
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Safwan Airfield standoff, standoff between Iraqi and U.S. forces
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