Namus (disambiguation)
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Namus is an ethical category of respect and honor in some Middle Eastern societies
Namus may also refer to:
A person:
- Abdullah bin Namus, the Moroccan commander for the United Nations during the June 1993 destruction of the headquarters of Somalian general Mohammed Farah Aidid.
- Peter Namus, a Papua New Guinean non-parliamentary leader who headed Rural Pipol's Pati in 2002.
A geographical location:
- Waw An Namus, a volcano
- Roi Namus (sometimes Namus Island), an island in the Marshall Islands over which a battle was fought in World War II.
- Wadi Namus, a place in the country of Chad near Wadi Doum in Bashshar Province.
- Wao Namus, a settlement in Libya near the border with Chad reserved for "savants".
In arts and literature:
- Namus (play), a play by Alexander Shirvanzade
- Namus (1925 film), an Armenian silent film
- An alternate spelling of Naimon, a character in the Matter of France
In politics:
- Namus party, a Pro-Azerbaijan force political party in Azerbaijan.
In technology:
- NamUS, an acronym for the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, a system of two online databases launched in the United States in 2007. [1]