Shams

Shams (شمس), an Arabic word meaning sun or spark may refer to:

Media

 * Shams (newspaper), a defunct Saudi newspaper
 * Al-Shams (newspaper), a Libyan government newspaper until 2011
 * Network for Public Policy Studies, an Iranian website

Places

 * Ain Shams, a neighborhood in Cairo, Egypt
 * Kafr Shams, a city in southern Syria
 * Majdal Shams, a village in the Golan Heights
 * Shams-e Bijar, a village in Gilan Province, Iran
 * Shams Abu Dhabi, a real estate development on Al Reem Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
 * Shams Solar Power Station, a planned concentrating solar power station in the United Arab Emirates

Other uses

 * Shams (deity), a solar deity in the ancient South Arabian religion
 * Shams (name), a list of people with the name
 * Shams al-Ma'arif, a 13th-century Arabic book
 * Ain Shams University, a university located in Cairo, Egypt
 * Ash-Shams, the 91st surah of the Quran
 * Shams, a kind of decorative pillow
 * The Shams, an all-female folk pop trio from New York
 * Association Shams, a Tunisian organization for LGBT rights
 * Jebel Shams, a mountain in Oman
 * Thee Shams, an American garage rock band