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, an Islamic bank in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Al-Hilal Stadium, 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), a district of Doha, Qatar
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Hilal (İzmir Metro), 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), a Libyan club
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Al Hilal Club (Omdurman), a Sudanese club
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Al Hilal ESC (Al-Fasher), a Sudanese club
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Al Hilal SC (Kadougli), a Sudanese club
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Al Hilal FC (Juba), a South Sudanese club
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Al Hilal FC (Wau), a South Sudanese club
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Al Hilal Al Sahili, a Yemeni club
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El Hilal SC El Obeid, a Sudanese club
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Hilal Alsahil SC, a Sudanese club
Basketball
Men Teams
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Al Hilal (basketball), a Saudi Arabian professional basketball club
See also
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Hilaly
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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, a Pakistani award
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Al Hilaliya, place in Sudan
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Badr (disambiguation) ("full moon")
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Arabic words and phrases