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A caliph is the head of state in a caliphate, and the title for the leader of the Islamic Ummah, an Islamic community ruled by the Shari'ah

• Khalifa is the Arabic word for caliph.

Caliph may also refer to:

• USS Caliph (SP-272), a United States Navy patrol vessel
• Enispe (butterfly), a genus of butterflies also known as caliphs
• Caliph, South Australia, a locality in the Murray Mallee region of South Australia, Australia

See also

• List of caliphs
• Caliphate (disambiguation)
• Khalifa (disambiguation)
• All pages with titles beginning with Caliph
• All pages with titles containing Caliph

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