Salem

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Salem often refers to:

• Salem, Massachusetts, a city in the U.S. state of Massachusetts
• Salem, Oregon, the capital of the U.S. state of Oregon
• Salem, Tamil Nadu, a city in India and the largest municipality with the name

Salem may also refer to:

Contents 1 Places 1.1 Canada 1.2 Germany 1.3 India 1.4 Israel 1.5 Palestinian National Authority 1.6 Spain 1.7 Sweden 1.8 United Kingdom 1.9 United States 2 People 3 Educational institutions 4 Religious institutions 5 Mathematics and science 6 Art, literature and press 7 Entertainment 7.1 Music 7.2 Television 7.3 Sports teams 8 Business 9 Other 10 See also

[edit] Places

[edit] Canada

• Salem, Ontario

[edit] Germany

• Salem, Baden-Württemberg
  • Salem Abbey (Reichskloster Salem), a monastery
  • Schule Schloss Salem, Germany (also referred to as Salem College, with a section called Salem International College)
• Salem, Schleswig-Holstein

[edit] India

• Salem, Tamil Nadu
• Salem district, the district of Tamil Nadu in which the city of Salem is located

[edit] Israel

• Salem, a place mentioned in Genesis 14:18, sometimes identified as a name of name for Jerusalem

[edit] Palestinian National Authority

• Salem, alternate official spelling of Salim, Nablus

[edit] Spain

• Salem, Valencia

[edit] Sweden

• Salem, Sweden
• Salem Municipality

[edit] United Kingdom

• Salem, Greater Manchester, within Oldham, England
• Salem, village near Llandeilo, Wales
• Salem, above Penrhyn-coch, Wales
• Salem, Montserrat

[edit] United States

• Salem, Alabama
  • Salem, Fulton County, Arkansas
  • Salem, Saline County, Arkansas
• Salem, Connecticut
• Salem, Florida
• Salem, Georgia
• Salem, Illinois
• Salem, Indiana, in Washington County
• Salem, Adams County, Indiana
• Salem, Jay County, Indiana
• Salem, Indiana in Washington County
• Salem, Iowa
• Salem, Kentucky
• Salem, Maine
• Salem, Maryland
• Salem, Massachusetts
  • Salem Maritime National Historic Site
  • Salem witch trials
  • Salem Harbor
  • Salem Sound, a body of water
  • Salem Channel, a part of the Salem Sound
• Salem, Michigan
• Salem, Mississippi
• Salem, Missouri
• Salem, Montana
• Salem, Nebraska
• Salem, New Hampshire
• Salem, New Jersey
  • Salem Nuclear Power Plant
  • Salem River, a tributary of the Delaware River
• Salem, New Mexico
• Salem (village), New York
• Salem (town), New York
• Salem, an earlier name of Brocton, New York
• Salem, North Carolina
• Winston-Salem, North Carolina
  • Old Salem, a history museum in Winston-Salem
• Salem, Ohio
• Salem, Oklahoma
• Salem, Oregon, the state capital
  • Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area
  • Salem (Amtrak station), a railroad station
• Salem, Pennsylvania
• Salem, South Carolina
• Salem, South Dakota
• Salem, Texas, in Newton County
• Salem, Utah
• Salem, Virginia
• Salem, Virginia Beach, Virginia
• Salem, West Virginia
• Salem, Wisconsin
  • Salem, Kenosha County, Wisconsin
  • Salem, Pierce County, Wisconsin

[edit] People

• Abu Salem, accused in the 1993 Bombay bombings
• Emad Salem, an FBI informant
• Mamdouh Salem, former Prime Minister of Egypt 1975-1978
• Pamela Salem, a British film and television actress
• Peter Salem, a black slave who lived during the American Revolution
• Raphaël Salem, a Greek-Sephardic mathematician after whom are named the Salem numbers and whose widow founded the Salem Prize
• Salem Al Fakir, a Swedish musician
• Salem al-Hazmi, one of five men named as a hijacker in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks
• Salem Chalabi, an Iraqi-American lawyer
• Salem Poor, a black soldier who fought at the Battle of Bunker Hill

[edit] Educational institutions

• Salem Castle School, Germany (sometimes also referred to as Salem College and with a section called Salem International College)
• Salem Academy, North Carolina
• Salem College, North Carolina
• Salem State College, Massachusetts
• Salem International University, West Virginia
• Salem High School, several in the United States

[edit] Religious institutions

• Salem Methodist Church Complex (Ohio)

[edit] Mathematics and science

• Salem number
• Salem Prize, in mathematics
• Salem hypothesis, in the creationism/evolution debate

[edit] Art, literature and press

• Salem's Lot, a horror novel by Stephen King
• Salem Monthly, an alternative newspaper in Salem, Oregon
• Salem (Vosper painting), a painting by Sydney Curnow Vosper

[edit] Entertainment

[edit] Music

• Salem (band), an Israeli extreme metal band
• Salem (UK), a 1980s heavy rock band from Hull, UK
• Salem (US band), an indie rock band from the United States
• Salem Highballers, the recording name given to the McCray Family

[edit] Television

• Salem (Days of our Lives), the fictional setting of the U.S. soap opera Days of our Lives
• Salem Saberhagen, a cat in the comic book and television series Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

[edit] Sports teams

• Salem Red Sox, a minor league baseball team in Salem, Virginia
• Salem Stampede, a Salem, Oregon team in the International Basketball League
• Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, a minor league baseball team in Keizer, Oregon

[edit] Business

• Salem Communications, a Christian company with divisions in radio, print, and web
• Salem (cigarette)

[edit] Other

• USS Salem, the name of three ships of the United States Navy
• Salem (supertanker), involved in maritime insurance fraud
• Salem-Shotwell Covered Bridge, a covered bridge in Alabama, United States
• Salem Airport, list of airports associated with the name Salem

[edit] See also

• New Salem (disambiguation)
• Salem Township (disambiguation)
• West Salem (disambiguation)

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