Salem

"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 14:18, 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") .There may also be a connection to the Canaanite god Shalem.

Salem may refer to:

Common uses

 * Salem, Massachusetts
 * Salem witch trials
 * Salem, Oregon - capital of the US state of Oregon
 * Salem, Tamil Nadu, India
 * Salem District, Tamil Nadu, India
 * Salem Communications

In the United States

 * Salem, Alabama
 * Salem, Arkansas
 * Salem, Fulton County, Arkansas
 * Salem, Saline County, Arkansas
 * Salem, Connecticut
 * Salem, Georgia
 * Salem, Illinois
 * Salem, Indiana
 * Salem, Iowa
 * Salem, Kentucky
 * Salem, Maryland
 * Salem, Massachusetts
 * Salem Maritime National Historic Site
 * Salem witch trials
 * Salem, Missouri
 * Salem, Nebraska
 * Salem, New Hampshire
 * Salem, New Jersey
 * Salem Nuclear Power Plant
 * 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, 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

There are also several places which share a common variant of the "Salem" name:
 * East Salem, Pennsylvania
 * Lower Salem, Ohio
 * New Salem
 * Salem Township
 * Winston-Salem, North Carolina
 * Old Salem, a history museum in Winston-Salem

Elsewhere

 * Salem, Tamil Nadu, India
 * Salem Municipality, Sweden
 * Salem, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
 * Salem Abbey (Reichskloster Salem), a monastery
 * Salem, Valencia, Spain
 * Salem, Ontario, Canada
 * Salem, West Bank
 * Salem, Montserrat
 * Salem, Greater Manchester, within Oldham

Geographic features

 * Salem River, a tributary of the Delaware River
 * Salem Harbor, a harbor in northeastern Massachusetts
 * Salem Channel, a part of the Salem Sound
 * Salem Sound, a body of water in Massachusetts

People

 * Abu Salem, accused in the 1993 Bombay serial blasts case
 * Emad Salem, an FBI informant
 * Pamela Salem, a British film and television actress
 * Peter Salem, a black slave who lived during the American Revolution
 * 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
 * Mike Salem, a kool kid and the conqueror of "Choppa"

Educational institutions

 * Salem Academy
 * Salem College
 * Salem High School, several in the United States
 * Salem International University
 * Salem State College, named 2006 School of the Year by the National Association of College and University Residence Halls
 * Schule Schloss Salem, Germany (sometimes also referred to as Salem College and with a section called Salem International College)

Literature and press

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