Shami may refer to:

Regions

  • Damascus, also known as Shami
  • Bilad al-Sham
  • Syria

People

Religious groups

  • Shami Jews, Jews from Damascus
  • Yemenite Jews, some of them also called Shami Jews

Individuals with the nickname

  • Shami-Damulla (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 (born 1984), Qatari footballer
  • Shami Kermashani (1927–1984), Iranian Kurdish poet

Individuals with the surname

  • Abdullah Al Shami (born 1994), Syrian footballer
  • Abu Ishaq Shami (died 940), Muslim scholar
  • Al Shami (singer), Syrian-Turkish singer
  • Ali Al Shami (born 1945), Lebanese academic and politician
  • Basim Shami (born 1976), Palestinian-American businessman and philanthropist
  • Farouk Shami, Palestinian-American businessman
  • Mohammed Shami (born 1990), Indian cricketer
  • Mubarak Hassan Shami (born 1980), Kenyan-Qatari long-distance runner
  • Mujeeb-ur-Rehman Shami, Pakistani journalist and columnist
  • 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, a hospital in Damascus, Syria
  • Shami kebab, 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, a statue found in Shami, Khuzestan, Iran
  • Shami-Amourae, a demon lord in the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game

See also

  • Shammi (disambiguation)