Salem is a common name for towns and places, particularly in the Western world. In ancient times it was the name of a locality in the Near East (Palestine), and traditionally identified with Jerusalem, before the name "Jerusalem" was used. It is mentioned in the Bible in Genesis , in connection with the figure Melchizedek, typically translated "King of Salem" which means "King of Peace". However, the Hebrew text, according to some scholars, is not clear; instead of the "King of Salem" (melekh Salem) reading, the original text may have had melekh shelomo ("a king allied to him").^[1] There may also be a connection to the Canaanite god Shalem.^[2]

Common uses

• Salem, Massachusetts
• Salem witch trials
• Salem, Oregon, capital of the US state of Oregon
• Salem, Tamil Nadu, India, the largest city with this name (pop. approx. 700,000)

Places

In the United States

• Salem, Alabama
• Salem, Arkansas
  • Salem, Fulton County, Arkansas
  • Salem, Saline County, Arkansas
• Salem, Connecticut
• Salem, Florida
• Salem, Georgia
• Salem, Idaho
• Salem, Illinois
• Salem, Indiana, in Washington County
• Salem, Jay County, Indiana
• Salem, Iowa
• Salem, Kansas
• 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, New York
  • Salem, an earlier name of Brocton, New York
• Salem, North Carolina
• Salem, Ohio
• Salem, Oklahoma
• Salem, Oregon, the state capital
• Salem, Pennsylvania
• Salem, South Carolina
• Salem, South Dakota
• Salem, Utah
• Salem, Virginia
• Salem, Virginia Beach, Virginia
• Salem, West Virginia
• Salem, Wisconsin
  • Salem, Kenosha County, Wisconsin
  • Salem, Pierce County, Wisconsin

Variants

• East Salem, Pennsylvania
• Lower Salem, Ohio
• New Salem
• Salem Township
• Winston-Salem, North Carolina
  • Old Salem, a history museum in Winston-Salem

Elsewhere

Canada

• Salem, Ontario

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

India

• Salem, Tamil Nadu, a city of 700,000
• Salem district, the district of Tamil Nadu in which the city of Salem is located

Indonesia

• Salem, Brebes, located in the west part of Central Java

Palestinian National Authority

• Salem, West Bank

Spain

• Salem, Valencia

Sweden

• Salem, Sweden
• Salem Municipality

United Kingdom

• Salem, Greater Manchester, within Oldham, England
• Salem, village near Llandeilo, Wales
• Salem, Montserrat

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-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

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

Religious institutions

• Salem Methodist Church Complex (Ohio)

Mathematics and science

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

Art, literature and press

• Salem's Lot, a horror novel by Stephen King
• Salem Monthly, an alternative newspaper in Salem, Oregon

Entertainment

Music

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

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

Sports teams

• Salem Avalanche, a minor league baseball team
• Salem Stampede, a team in the International Basketball League

Business

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

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

References

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