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]