Khamsa Explained

Khamsa (Arabic,) may refer to:

• Hamsa, a popular amulet in the Middle East and North Africa, also romanized as khamsa
• Al Khamsa, a bloodline for Arabian horses that traces back to five mares
• Al Khamsa (organization), a nonprofit organization in the United States that supports the breeding of Al Khamsa bloodline horses
• Khamseh, a tribal people of Iran
• Khamsa (film), a 2008 film
• Khamsa, a quintet of five long Persian poems, such as the Khamsa of Nizami Ganjavi or that of Hatefi

See also

• Khamsa of Nizami (British Library, Or. 12208), the manuscript of the five poems of Nezami Ganjavi
• Melikdoms of Karabakh, also known as Khamsa Melikdoms, the five Armenian Melikdoms of Karabakh, from the Middle Ages to the Early Modern Age.
• Hamsa (disambiguation)
• Khansa (disambiguation)