Shami may refer to:

Regions

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, 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 Syrian Jews ( he, יהודי סוריה ''Yehudey Surya'', ar, الْيَهُود السُّورِيُّون ''al-Yahūd as-Sūriyyūn'', colloquially called SYs in the United States) are Jews who lived in the region of the modern state of Syri ...

, Jews from Damascus * Yemenite Jews, 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 (born 1984), Ethiopian long-distance runner * Shami Chakrabarti (born 1960), British lawyer and politician *

Shami Hassan Shami Hassan (Arabic:شامي حسن; born 8 March 1984) is a Qatari footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American ...

(born 1984), Qatari footballer *

Shami Kermashani Shami Kermashani ( ku, شامیی کرماشانی, lit=Şamî Kirmaşanî,), also known as Shamurad Mushtaq (1927–November 23, 1984), was a famous Kurdish poet from the city of Kermanshah, Iran, also known as Iranian Kurdistan. He has composed ...

(1927–1984), Iranian Kurdish poet

Individuals with the surname

* Abdullah Al Shami (born 1994), Syrian footballer * Abu Ishaq Shami (died 940), Muslim scholar * Ali Al Shami (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 (born 1990), Indian cricketer *

Mohammed Ibrahim Shami Mohammed Ibrahmi Shami ( Arabic:محمد إبراهيم شامي) (born 30 September 1993) is a Qatari footballer who plays as a left back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop ...

(born 1993), Qatari footballer * Mubarak Hassan Shami (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, 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 o ...

, 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 The Shami statue is one of the main surviving works of Parthian art. It is currently in the National Museum of Iran (Inv. no. 2401) and was found at Shami (modern Khūzestān Province), where there was an ancient sanctuary. The bronze statue is ...

, a statue found in Shami, Khuzestan, Iran *

Shami-Amourae In the '' Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game, "monsters" are generally the antagonists which players must fight and defeat to progress in the game. Since the game's first edition in 1974, a bestiary was included along other game ma ...

, a demon lord in the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game