Hilal

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Hilal (hilāl هلال) is the Arabic for "crescent", in particular the crescent Moon visible after a new Moon, determining the beginning of a month, see Islamic calendar. It may also refer to:

Given name

Hilal ibn Ali, one of the sons of Imam Ali
Hilal Başkol (born 1995), Turkish women's footballer
Hilal Çetinkaya (born 1997), Turkish women's footballer
Hilal Hilal (born 1966), Syrian politician
Hilal Khashan (born 1951), Palestinian-American scholar
Hilal al-Sabi' (969–1056), Iraqi historian
Hilal Saeed (born 1982), Emirati footballer
Hilal Tuba Tosun Ayer (born 1970), Turkish female referee

Surname

Annabella Hilal (born 1986), Lebanese model
Hilal Hilal (born 1966), Syrian politician
Musa Hilal (born 1961), Sudanese Islamist

Geography

Al Hilal (district), a district of Doha

Publications

Al-Hilal (newspaper), a weekly Urdu language newspaper established by the Indian leader Maulana Abul Kalam Azad in 1912
Al-Hilal (magazine), a monthly Egyptian magazine established by Juri Zaydan in 1892

Buildings and organizations

Al Hilal Bank, a government-owned Islamic bank in the Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Al-Hilal Stadium, a multiuse stadium, located in Omdurman, Sudan
Al-Hilal English School, Manki, a not-for-profit school in Manki, Karnataka, India
Red Crescent (emblem) (al-hilal al-ahmar), alternative to the Red Cross emblem as sign of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement

Films

Al Hilal (film), a 1935 Indian film
Al Hilal (1958 film), a 1958 Bollywood film

Sports

Al-Hilal (basketball), a professional basketball club based Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Al-Hilal Tunis, a Tunisian women basketball club in the Arab Women's Club Basketball Championship
Al-Hilal SC (Benghazi, handball), a Libyan handball club, see African Handball Champions League
Al-Hilal (Bahrain), a Bahraini handball club, see Asian Club League Handball Championship
Al-Hilal (volleyball), a Saudi volleyball team, runner-up in the 2007 and 2009 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship

Football

Al-Hilal FC, a Saudi Arabian club
Al Hilal (Bahrain), a club in the 1997–2001 Bahraini Premier League
Al-Hilal SC (Benghazi), a Libyan club
Al-Hilal (Salalah), former name of Salalah SC, an Omani club
Al-Hilal Gaza, a Palestine club in the Gaza Strip League
Al-Hilal SC (Al-Ubayyid), a Sudanese club in the 2015 Sudan Premier League
Al-Hilal Club (Omdurman), a Sudanese club
Al-Hilal ESC (Al-Fasher), a Sudanese club
Al-Hilal SC (Port Sudan), a Sudanese club
Al-Hilal SC (Kadougli), a Sudanese club
Al-Hilal Al-Sahili, or Al Hilal Hudaydah, a Yemeni club