Shams ( ar, شمس , links=no), an Arabic word meaning ''sun'', may refer to:

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* ''Shams'' (newspaper), a defunct Saudi newspaper * ''Al-Shams'' (newspaper), a Libyan government newspaper until 2011 * Network for Public Policy Studies, an Iranian website

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* Ain Shams, a neighborhood in Cairo, Egypt * Kafr Shams, a city in southern Syria *

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 village in the Golan Heights *

Shams-e Bijar Shams-e Bijar ( fa, شمس بيجار, also Romanized as Shams-e Bījār) is a village in Pir Bazar Rural District Pir Bazar Rural District ( fa, دهستان پيربازار) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in the Central District of Rasht ...

, a village in Gilan Province, Iran * Shams Abu Dhabi, a real estate development on Al Reem Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates * Shams Solar Power Station, a planned concentrating solar power station in the United Arab Emirates

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Shams (deity) Shams, also called or ''Shamsum'' or ''Dhat-Ba' dhanum'', is a sun goddess of Arabian mythology. She was the patron goddess of the Himyarite Kingdom. Her name meant 'shining', 'Sun', or 'brilliant'. She was the South Arabian equivalent of the No ...

, a solar deity in the ancient South Arabian religion *

Shams (name) Shams is an Arabic origin word which is used as a unisex given name and a surname. People with the name include: Given name * Shams (singer) (born 1980), a Saudi-Kuwaiti singer * Shams Abbasi (1924–2011), Pakistani scholar * Shams al-Din, multi ...

, a list of people with the name * '' Shams al-Ma'arif'', a 13th-century Arabic book *

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 * Ash-Shams, the 91st surah of the Quran * Shams, a kind of decorative pillow * The Shams, an all-female folk pop trio from New York * Association Shams, a Tunisian organization for LGBT rights * Jebel Shams, a mountain in Oman * Thee Shams, an American garage rock band

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