Hilal Explained

Hilal or Al-Hilal may refer to:

• Hilal (Arabic: هلال|link=no, hilāl), a crescent
  • the crescent Moon visible after a new Moon, determining the beginning of a month in the Islamic calendar
• Banu Hilal, a confederation of tribes of Arabia

Arts and entertainment

• Al Hilal (film), a 1935 Urdu/Hindi costume drama film
• Al-Hilal (newspaper), a weekly Urdu newspaper 1912–1914
• Al-Hilal (magazine), a monthly Egyptian cultural and literature magazine

Businesses and organizations

• Al Hilal Bank, an Islamic bank in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
• Al-Hilal Stadium, a multi-use stadium in Omdurman, Sudan
• Al-Hilal English School, Manki, a not-for-profit school in Manki, Karnataka, India
• Red Crescent (emblem) (al-hilal al-ahmar), a symbol of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement

People

• Hilal (given name)
• Hilal (surname)

Places

• Al Hilal (district), a district of Doha, Qatar
• Hilal (İzmir Metro), a metro station in İzmir
• Hilal, Uludere, town and municipality of Turkish Kurdistan

Sports

• Al Hilal SFC, a Saudi Arabian professional multi-sports club
• Al-Hilal (basketball), a professional basketball club in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
• Al-Hilal Tunis, a Tunisian women basketball club in the Arab Women's Club Basketball Championship
• Al-Hilal SC (Benghazi, handball), a Libyan handball club in the African Handball Champions League
• Al-Hilal (Bahrain), a Bahraini handball club in the Asian Club League Handball Championship
• Al-Hilal (volleyball), a Saudi volleyball team in the 2007 and 2009 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship

Football

• Al Hilal SFC, a Saudi Arabian professional multi-sports club
• Al Hilal (Bahrain), a club in the 1997–2001 Bahraini Premier League
• Al-Hilal SC (Benghazi), a Libyan club
• Al-Hilal (Salalah), former name of Salalah SC, an Omani club
• Al-Hilal Gaza, a Palestine club in the Gaza Strip Premier League
• Al-Hilal Club (Omdurman), a Sudanese club
• Al-Hilal ESC (Al-Fasher), a Sudanese club
• Al-Hilal SC (Kadougli), a Sudanese club
• Al-Hilal Al-Sahili, a Yemeni club
• Al-Hilal FC (Juba), a South Sudanese club
• Al-Hilal FC (Wau), a South Sudanese club
• Al Hilal United FC, an Emirati club
• El-Hilal SC El-Obeid, a Sudanese club in the Sudan Premier League
• Hilal Alsahil SC, a Sudanese club

See also

• Hilaly
• Hilal-i-Imtiaz, a Pakistani award
• Hilal-i-Jur'at, a Pakistani award