Ash Shamaliyah (from Arabic الشمالية, 'northern') or Shamal ('north'), or variants, may refer to: Places Northern state, Sudan, or Ash Shamaliyah Northern Governorate, Bahrain, or Ash Shamaliyah Northern Region, Bahrain North Governorate, Lebanon, or Ash Shamal Al Shamal, a municipality in Qatar Madinat ash Shamal Shamal District, Afghanistan Shamal, Khost Province Arts and entertainment Shamal (album), by Gong, 1976 Shamal, a music project by Enzo Rao Shamall, a music band Shamal, a character in Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha People Marina Shamal (born 1939), a Russian swimmer Steve Shamal (born 1996), a French footballer Shamal Bhatt, an 18th-century Gujarati narrative poet Shamal George (born 1998), an English footballer Other uses Shamal (wind), a wind in the Middle East Maserati Shamal, a car , a ship Al Shamal Islamic Bank, Sudan Al-Shamal SC, a Qatari sports club Al-Shamali AC, a Sudanese football club See also Al-Janubiyah (disambiguation) (southern) Al Gharbiyah (disambiguation) (western) Ash Sharqiyah (disambiguation) (eastern) Al Wusta (disambiguation) (central) Northern (disambiguation) Northern Borders Region, Saudi Arabia North Darfur, Sudan