Shami may refer to:

Regions

Damascus )), is an adjective which means "spacious". , motto = , image_flag = Flag of Damascus.svg , image_seal = Emblem of Damascus.svg , seal_type = Seal , map_caption = , ...

, also known as Shami *

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 correspon ...

Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...

People

Religious groups

* Shami Jews, Jews from Damascus *

Yemenite Jews Yemenite Jews or Yemeni Jews or Teimanim (from ''Yehudei Teman''; ar, اليهود اليمنيون) are those Jews who live, or once lived, in Yemen, and their descendants maintaining their customs. Between June 1949 and September 1950, the ...

, some of them also called Shami Jews

Individuals with the nickname

Shami-Damulla Shami-Damulla (died 1932) (russian: Шами-дамулла) was a nickname for Sa‘id ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Wahid ibn ‘Ali al-‘Asali al-Tarablusi al-Shami al-Dimashqi, an important figure in the development of Islamic fundamentalism in ...

(died 1932), figure in the development of Islamic fundamentalism in Soviet Central Asia

Individuals with the given name

Shami Abdulahi Shami Abdulahi Dawit (born 16 July 1984) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who specialises in marathon races. He won the 2012 Hamburg Marathon in a course record time and has a personal best of 2:05:42 hours for the distance. Biography A lat ...

(born 1984), Ethiopian long-distance runner * Shami Chakrabarti (born 1960), British lawyer and politician * Shami Hassan (born 1984), Qatari footballer * Shami Kermashani (1927–1984), Iranian Kurdish poet

Individuals with the surname

Abdullah Al Shami Abdullah al-Shami ( ar, عبدالله الشامي ; born March 2, 1994) is a Syrian professional football player who is currently playing for Al-Nasr in the Kuwait Premier League The Kuwait Premier League (), known as STC Premier League due ...

(born 1994), Syrian footballer * Abu Ishaq Shami (died 940), Muslim scholar * Al Shami (singer), Syrian-Turkish singer *

Ali Al Shami Ali Al Shami (born 1945) is a Shia Islam in Lebanon, Shia Lebanese academic and a member of the Amal Movement, Amal movement. He was Lebanon's minister of foreign affairs and emigrants from 2009 to 2011. Early life and education Shami was born ...

(born 1945), Lebanese academic and politician *

Basim Shami Basim Shami (born October 7, 1976) is a Palestinian-born American businessman. He started his career at Farouk Systems, a Houston-based haircare products company his father founded in 1986. Early life and education Basim Shami was born on Octobe ...

(born 1976), Palestinian-American businessman and philanthropist * Farouk Shami, Palestinian-American businessman *

Mohammed Shami Mohammed Shami Ahmed (born 3 September 1990) is an Indian international cricketer who plays for the Indian national cricket team in all formats of the game as a right-arm fast bowler. He plays domestically for Bengal and in the Indian Premier L ...

(born 1990), Indian cricketer * Mohammed Ibrahim Shami (born 1993), Qatari footballer *

Mubarak Hassan Shami Mubarak Hassan Shami ( ar, مبارك حسن شامي, born Richard Yatich on December 1, 1980) is a Kenyan-born Qatari long-distance runner. He specializes in half marathon and marathon races. Biography Shami won the Baringo Half Marathon, a race ...

(born 1980), Kenyan-Qatari long-distance runner *

Mujeeb-ur-Rehman Shami Mujeeb-ur-Rehman Shami is a Pakistani journalist and columnist who is the chief editor of ''Daily Pakistan'' newspaper. He appears on the talk show ''Nuqta e Nazar'' on Dunya News.Yitzhaq Shami (1888–1949), Palestinian Jewish writer

Other uses

* Shamī: a village in Khuzestan Province of Iran *Shami, another name for Levantine Arabic * Shami, Shemi or Shimi: a village in Semnan Province of Iran *Shami goat or

Damascus goat The Damascus goat, also known as Aleppo, Halep, Baladi, Damascene, Shami, or Chami, is a breed of goat. It originated in Middle East countries such as Syria and was imported by Antoniades family and then by the British into Cyprus, where its qua ...

, a goat breed *

Shami Hospital Al-Shami Hospital ( ar, مَشْفَى الشَّامِي, Mašfā aš-Šām) is a central hospital in Al-Malky street, Damascus, Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Repu ...

, a hospital in Damascus, Syria *

Shami kebab Shami kabab or shaami kabab is a local variety of kebab, originating from the Indian subcontinent. It a popular dish in modern-day Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi cuisines. It is composed of a small patty of minced meat, generally beef, but ...

, a type of kebab from the Indian subcontinent *Shami or '' Prosopis cineraria'', the state tree of Rajasthan, India *Shami Statue or Statue, National Museum of Iran 2401, a statue found in Shami, Khuzestan, Iran * Shami-Amourae, a demon lord in the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game