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Sham may refer to:

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Sham may refer to:

==Arabic use== Al-Sham or Shām (شام), the Arabic term for the Greater Syria region, known in English as the Levant or the eastern Mediterranean, which includes the modern countries of Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan, Cyprus, and Turkey's Hatay Province. Bilad al-Sham, the Caliphate province of the same region. Jund al-Sham, militant group based in Afghanistan, meaning "Army of Syria". Sham el-Nessim, Egyptian holiday marking the beginning of spring. Sham, or Alsham, the Arabic name for the star Alpha Sagittae.

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