Hilal or Al-Hilal may refer to:
*Hilal (, ''hilāl''), a
crescent
A crescent shape (, ) is a symbol or emblem used to represent the lunar phase (as it appears in the northern hemisphere) in the first quarter (the "sickle moon"), or by extension a symbol representing the Moon itself.
In Hindu iconography, Hind ...
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crescent Moon visible after a new Moon, determining the beginning of a month in the
Islamic calendar
The Hijri calendar (), also known in English as the Islamic calendar, is a lunar calendar consisting of 12 lunar months in a year of 354 or 355 days. It is used to determine the proper days of Islamic holidays and rituals, such as the Ramad ...
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Banu Hilal
The Banu Hilal () was a confederation of Arab tribes from the Najd region of the central Arabian Peninsula that emigrated to the Maghreb region of North Africa in the 11th century. They ruled the Najd, and campaigned in the borderlands between I ...
, a confederation of tribes of Arabia
Arts and entertainment
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''Al Hilal'' (film), a 1935 Urdu/Hindi costume drama film
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''Al-Hilal'' (newspaper), a weekly Urdu newspaper 1912–1914
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''Al-Hilal'' (magazine), a monthly Egyptian cultural and literature magazine
Businesses and organizations
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Al Hilal Bank
Al Hilal Bank (Arabic: مصرف الهلال), Established in 2007, Al Hilal Bank is an Islamic bank headquartered in Abu Dhabi (UAE) offering Shari’ah compliant retail banking and wealth management.
Al Hilal Bank was acquired by ADCB Grou ...
, an Islamic bank in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Al-Hilal Stadium
The Al-Hilal Stadium (), nicknamed The Blue Jewel () is a multi-use stadium located in Omdurman, Khartoum State, Sudan. It is mostly used for Association football, football matches and is also used for athletics. It is the home of Al-Hilal Club ( ...
, a multi-use stadium in Omdurman, Sudan
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Al-Hilal English School, Manki, a not-for-profit school in Manki, Karnataka, India
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Red Crescent (emblem) (''al-hilal al-ahmar''), a symbol of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
People
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Hilal (given name)
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Hilal (surname)
Places
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Al Hilal (district)
Al Hilal () a is multipurpose district in central Doha. It is home to the Doha Mall, the city's first shopping centre. Prior to the 2010 census, Zone 41 comprised Al Hilal West, but the zone was later transferred to Nuaija. Many sizable residences ...
, a district of Doha, Qatar
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Hilal (İzmir Metro)
Hilal is an elevated station on the M1 Line of the İzmir Metro in Konak. Located above the Turkish State Railways' Hilal junction, it is one of the ten original stations of the metro system. Connection to İZBAN commuter trains are available at ...
, a metro station in İzmir
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Hilal, Uludere, town and municipality of Turkish Kurdistan
Sports
Football
Men Teams
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Al Hilal SFC
Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club (), simply known as Al-Hilal, is a professional multi-sports club based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Their Association football, football team competes in the Saudi Pro League. In Arabic, Al-Hilal means "the Crescent Mo ...
, a Saudi Arabian professional multi-sports club
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Al Hilal SCSC (Benghazi)
Al-Hilal Sports Cultural & Social Club () also known as Al-Hilal Benghazi is a Libyan professional association football club based in Benghazi, Libya that competes in the Libyan Premier League.
The club has witnessed huge development milestone ...
, a Libyan club
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Al Hilal Club (Omdurman)
Al Hilal Sports Club (), known as Al Hilal S.C or simply Al Hilal, is a Sudanese professional football club based in Omdurman that competes in the Sudan Premier League. The club currently competes in the Super D1, the top-flight of football ...
, a Sudanese club
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Al Hilal ESC (Al-Fasher)
Al-Hilal Educational Sport Club () also known as Hilal Al-Fasher is a football club from Al-Fasher, Sudan. They play in the top level of Sudanese professional football, the Sudan Premier League.
Stadium
Their home stadium is Al-Fasher Stadium
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, a Sudanese club
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Al Hilal SC (Kadougli)
Al-Hilal Sports Club () also known as Hilal Kadougli is a Football (soccer), football club from Kadougli, Sudan. They play in the top level of Sudanese professional football, the Sudan Premier League.Al Hilal FC (Juba)
Al Hilal Juba Football Club is a South Sudanese football club located in Juba, South Sudan, which currently plays in the South Sudan Football Championship.
Name and history
The name ''Hilāl'' is the Arabic word for crescent – a name ch ...
, a South Sudanese club
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Al Hilal FC (Wau)
Al Hilal Wau Football Club is a South Sudanese football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), t ...
, a South Sudanese club
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Al Hilal Al Sahili
Al-Hilal al-Sahili () is a Yemeni professional football club based in Al Hudaydah. The club was founded in 1971.
Achievements
* Yemeni League
**Champions (2): 2008, 2009
* Yemeni President Cup
**Champions (2): 2005, 2008
*Yemeni September 26 C ...
, a Yemeni club
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El Hilal SC El Obeid
El Hilal Sports Club El Obeid or simply El Hilal El Obeid is a Sudanese sports club established in 1931 based in El-Obeid. It is active in the Sudan Premier League and participated for the first time in the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup.
Honou ...
, a Sudanese club
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Hilal Alsahil SC
Hilal Al-Sahil Sports Club () is a Sudanese football club founded in 1937 in Port Sudan. They played in the top division in Sudanese football, Sudan Premier League. Their home stadium is Stade Port Sudan. Their rival is Hay al-Arab, a team al ...
, a Sudanese club
Basketball
Men Teams
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Al Hilal (basketball)
Al Hilal () is a former Saudi professional basketball club based in the city of Riyadh in the Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia used to play in the Saudi Premier League. the club have played in the West Asia Super League, After their successful se ...
, a Saudi Arabian professional basketball club
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Hilaly Hilaly (; ) is an Asian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Aeshi Hilaly (born 1973), Tanzanian politician
* Agha Hilaly (1911–2001), Pakistani diplomat
* Ahmed Naguib el-Hilaly (1891–1958), Egyptian lawyer and educator
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Hilal-i-Imtiaz
The ''Hilal-e-Imtiaz'' (; ), also spelled as ''Hilal-i-Imtiaz,'' is the second-highest (in the order of "Imtiaz") civilian award and honour given to both civilians and military officers of the Pakistan Armed Forces by the Government of Pakist ...
, a Pakistani award
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Hilal-i-Jur'at
The Hilal-e-Jurat ( , as if it were ''Halāl-e-Jurāt''; English: Crescent of Courage , sometimes spelled as Hilal-e-Jur'at, Hilal-e-Jurat, Hilal-i-Jurrat and Hilal-i-Juraat)Various official sources that are highly reputable spell the name of th ...
, a Pakistani award
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Al Hilaliya
Al Hilaliya is a city in Gezira State, Sudan. It is located 30km from the state capital Wad Madani.
History
On 29 October 2024, five people were killed in an Rapid Support Forces (RSF) attack on Al Hilaliya. On 6 November, the RSF was accuse ...
, place in Sudan
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Badr (disambiguation)
Badr (Arabic: بدر) as a given name below is an Arabic masculine and feminine name given to the " full moon on its fourteenth night" or the ecclesiastical full moon.
Badr may refer to:
Places
* Badr, Egypt, a city
* Badr, Libya, a town in Libya
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("full moon")
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Arabic words and phrases