Al-Assad (disambiguation)

Assad is a variant spelling of Asad (Arabic: أسد), an Arabic male given name literally meaning "lion".

Asad, al-Asad, Assad, el-Assad, or variation, may also refer to:

People

• Asad (tribe), an Arabic Adnanite tribe cousins of Muhammad
• Assad Assad (born 1944) Israeli Druze politician
• Al-Assad family, an Alawite political family from Syria
  • Hafez al-Assad, 20th century president of Syria
  • Bashar al-Assad, 21st century president of Syria
• Asad (name), including the surnamed

Places

• Lake Assad, a reservoir on the Euphrates in Syria
• Al Asad Airbase (IATA airport code: IQA; ICAO airport code: ORAA), Al-Anbar Province, Iraq
• Bassel Al-Assad International Airport (IATA airport code: LTK; ICAO airport code: OSLK), Latakla, Syria

Facilities and structures

• Al-Assad Stadium, in Latakla, Syria
• Bassel al-Assad Stadium (Homs), in Homs, Syria
• Bassel al-Assad Swimming Complex, in Aleppo, Syria

Other uses

• ASAD syndrome (Adult Separation Anxiety Disorder)
• Asad (film), 2011 film nominated for 2012 Oscars, directed by Bryan Buckley
• Assad-class corvette, an Italian-built Iraqi naval ship class

See also

• Assads, Morocco; a village
• Assadism, the political philosophy of the Syrian Ba'athist Party
• Lions in Islam
• Lion (disambiguation)
• Shir (disambiguation), a Persian term for 'Lion'
• All pages with titles containing asad
• All pages with titles containing assad
• All pages with titles beginning with Asad
• All pages with titles beginning with Assad
• President Assad (disambiguation)
• Asadullah (disambiguation)
• Assads (disambiguation)