Ash Shamaliyah Explained

Ash Shamaliyah (from Arabic الشمالية, 'northern') or Shamal ('north'), or variants, may refer to:

Places

• Northern state, Sudan, or Ash Shamaliyah
• Northern Governorate, Bahrain, or Ash Shamaliyah
  • Northern Region, Bahrain
• North Governorate, Lebanon, or Ash Shamal
• Al Shamal, a municipality in Qatar
  • Madinat ash Shamal
• Shamal District, Afghanistan
  • Shamal, Khost Province

Arts and entertainment

• Shamal (album), by Gong, 1976
• Shamal, a music project by Enzo Rao
• Shamall, a music band
• Shamal, a character in Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha

People

• Marina Shamal (born 1939), a Russian swimmer
• Steve Shamal (born 1996), a French footballer
• Shamal Bhatt, an 18th-century Gujarati narrative poet
• Shamal George (born 1998), an English footballer

Other uses

• Shamal (wind), a wind in the Middle East
• Maserati Shamal, a car
• , a ship
• Al Shamal Islamic Bank, Sudan
• Al-Shamal SC, a Qatari sports club
• Al-Shamali AC, a Sudanese football club

See also

• • Al-Janubiyah (disambiguation) (southern)
• Al Gharbiyah (disambiguation) (western)
• Ash Sharqiyah (disambiguation) (eastern)
• Al Wusta (disambiguation) (central)
• Northern (disambiguation)
• Northern Borders Region, Saudi Arabia
• North Darfur, Sudan