Hamas

Summary

Hamas is a political organization^[1]. Hamas ranks in the top 0.59% of political_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,151 views/month, #3 of 507).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hamas's religion is recorded as Sunni Islam^[3].
• Hamas is in the country of Palestine^[4].
• Hamas's instance of is recorded as political organization^[5].
• Hamas's instance of is recorded as Islamist movement^[6].
• Hamas's instance of is recorded as military organization^[7].
• Hamas's instance of is recorded as religious organization^[8].
• Hamas's instance of is recorded as resistance movement^[9].
• Hamas's instance of is recorded as terrorist organization^[10].
• Hamas's flag image is recorded as Flag of al-Qassam Brigades.svg^[11].
• Hamas's founder is recorded as Ahmad Yasin^[12].
• Hamas's founder is recorded as Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi^[13].
• Hamas's founder is recorded as Mahmoud al-Zahar^[14].
• Hamas's founder is recorded as Mohammad Taha^[15].
• Hamas's founder is recorded as Imad al-Alami^[16].
• Hamas's founder is recorded as Abdul Fatah Dukhan^[17].
• Hamas's founder is recorded as Hassan Yousef^[18].
• Hamas's headquarters location is recorded as Gaza City^[19].
• Hamas's ISNI is recorded as 0000000121721841^[20].
• Hamas's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 142009904^[21].
• Hamas's GND ID is recorded as 5069914-3^[22].
• Hamas's military branch is recorded as Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades^[23].
• Hamas's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n88280213^[24].
• Hamas's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 13176165h^[25].
• Hamas's IdRef ID is recorded as 035239301^[26].
• Hamas's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA14929271^[27].

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Founding

Founders include Ahmad Yasin^[12], Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi^[13], Mahmoud al-Zahar^[14], Mohammad Taha^[15], Imad al-Alami^[16], and Abdul Fatah Dukhan^[17]. +1987-12-10T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Hamas^[28]. Hamas's location of formation is recorded as Gaza Strip^[29].

Leadership

Hamas's chairperson is recorded as Khaled Mashal^[30].

Operations

Hamas's headquarters location is recorded as Gaza City^[19].

Industry

Hamas's industry is recorded as religious congregations and associations^[31].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Hamas include Hamastan^[32], a pejorative^[33], in Palestine^[34].

Why It Matters

Hamas ranks in the top 0.59% of political_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,151 views/month, #3 of 507).^[2] Hamas has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] Hamas is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for Hamas include Hamastan^[32], a pejorative^[33], in Palestine^[34].