Abyad

Abyad, also transliterated abiad, is an Arabic word meaning 'white'. It may refer to:

Places

Abu al Abyad (formerly Abu al Jirab), an island of the United Arab Emirates
Hajar Abyad, a village in northern Syria
Jeb Abyad-Byud, a Syrian village
An Nīl al Abyaḑ, the Arabic name of the White Nile, river in Africa
An Nil al Abyad, the Arabic name of the Sudan state of White Nile
Ras al-Abyad/Ras ben Sakka, a cape in Tunisia, the northernmost point of the African continent
Tell Abyad, a town in northern Syria
- Tell Abyad District, in Syria with Tell Abyad as its administrative centre
- Tell Abyad Subdistrict, in Syria with Tell Abyad as its administrative centre
Tell Sabi Abyad, an archaeological site in northern Syria
Wadi al-Abyad or al-Ubayyid, a wadi (valley) in Iraq
Wadi Al Abyadh, a valley in Oman

Abyad wa Aswad (lit. 'Black and White'), an Arabic political culture magazine published in Damascus