Shiha Explained

Shiha (in Arabic شيحة or شيحا) is an Arabic-based surname perhaps could mean the bitter herbaceous plant wormwood, used in fragrances and medicines.

It may refer to:

Places

• Al-Shiha, a Syrian village located in the Masyaf Subdistrict in Masyaf District, located west of Hama
• Shihat Hama, or just Shiha or al-Shyha, a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate
• Shihat al-Hamraa, a Syrian village located in Al-Hamraa Nahiyah in Hama District, Hama

People with the surname

• Essam Shiha, Egyptian lawyer, politician and human rights activist
• Hala Shiha (born 1979), Egyptian actress
• Hana Shiha (born 1979), Egyptian actress
• Jana Shiha (born 2001), Egyptian squash player

See also

• Chiha, a variant (francicized version) of Shiha or Sheeha
• Shia (disambiguation)