dam A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use, aqua ...

is a barrier obstructing flowing water. Dam may also refer to:

Places

Dam, Bhutan Dam is a town in Dagana District in southwestern Bhutan. References External linksSatellite map at Maplandia.com
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* Dam, Gennep, in the Dutch municipality of

Gennep Gennep () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and a city in upper southeastern Netherlands. It lies in the very northern part of the province of Limburg, Netherlands, Limburg, 18 km south of Nijmegen. Furthermore, it lies on the ...

* Dam, Hollands Kroon, in the Dutch municipality of

Hollands Kroon Hollands Kroon is a List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality located in the Northwest Netherlands. It was created on 1 January 2012, as a merger of four municipalities: Anna Paulowna, Niedorp, Wieringen, and Wieringermeer.Ministry o ...

Dam Square Dam Square or the Dam () is a town square in Amsterdam, the capital and most populated city of the Netherlands. Its notable buildings and frequent events make it one of the best-known and most important locations in the city and the country. ...

, Amsterdam * Den Dam, in northern Antwerp, Belgium

Abbreviations and acronyms

Database activity monitoring Database activity monitoring (DAM, a.k.a. Enterprise database auditing and Real-time protection) is a database security technology for monitoring and analyzing database activity. DAM may combine data from network-based monitoring and native audit ...

Decametre A decametre ( International spelling as used by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures and by most English speaking countries, United States spelling dekameter or decameter), symbol dam ("da" for the SI prefix '' deca-'', "m" for the ...

Denver Art Museum The Denver Art Museum (DAM) is an art museum located in the Civic Center of Denver, Colorado. With an encyclopedic collection of more than 70,000 diverse works from across the centuries and world, the DAM is one of the largest art museums betwe ...

Digital asset management Digital asset management (DAM) and the implementation of its use as a computer application is required in the collection of digital assets to ensure that the owner, and possibly their delegates, can perform operations on the data files. Termino ...

* Direct Action Movement of Solidarity Federation#Direct Action Movement

Transport

Dalmeny railway station Dalmeny railway station is a railway station serving the towns of Dalmeny and South Queensferry, about west of Edinburgh city centre. It is on the Fife Circle Line, located just south of the Forth Bridge. History The current station is the sec ...

's station code *

Damascus International Airport Damascus International Airport () is the international airport of Damascus, the capital of Syria and the home base of the national flag carrier airline, Syrian Air. Damascus International Airport serves as a primary gateway to Syria and is one ...

's IATA code

Other uses

Dam (agricultural reservoir) A dam is a water reservoir in the ground, confined by a barrier, embankment or excavation, on a pastoral property or similar. The term is found widely in South African English, South African, Australian English, Australian and New Zealand English, ...

DAM (band) DAM () is a Palestinians, Palestinian Hip hop music, hip-hop group founded in 1999 by brothers Tamer Nafar, Tamer and Suhell Nafar and their friend Mahmoud Jreri from the mixed city of Lod. In 2015 female singer Maysa Daw joined the group. The ...

, a Palestinian rap group *

Dam (Indian coin) A dam was a small Indian copper coin. The coin was first introduced by Sher Shah Suri during his rule of India between 1540 and 1545, along with '' Mohur'', the gold coin and '' Rupiya'' the silver coin. Later on, the Mughal Emperors standardis ...

Nepalese dam Dam was a small coin, either silver, gold or copper first minted during between 1098–1126 CE., replacing old Licchavi coinage. History First introduced by King Sivadeva during his between c. 1098 and 1126 CE., replacing old Lichhavi coinage. ...

Dam (methylase) DNA adenine methylase, (Dam) (also site-specific DNA-methyltransferase (adenine-specific), , ''modification methylase'', ''restriction-modification system'') is an enzyme that adds a methyl group to the adenine of the sequence 5'-GATC-3' in newly ...

, DNA adenine methylase * Dam (surname), a surname *

Dams (surname) Dams is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Jimi Dams (born 1963), American artist * Marguerita Dams (born 1947), Belgian cyclist * Niklas Dams (born 1990), German footballer * Pierre-Ernest Dams (1794–1855), Luxembourgian politi ...

, a surname * ''

The Dam ''The Dam'' (in French:''Le barrage'') is a painting by Luxembourg artist Dominique Lang from 1913. Description The picture is part of the collection of the National Museum of History and Art in Luxembourg. Analysis Dominique Lang was the onl ...

'' a 1913 painting by Dominique Lang *

Dental dam A dental dam or rubber dam is a thin, square sheet, usually latex or nitrile, used in dentistry to isolate the operative site (one or more teeth) from the rest of the mouth. Sometimes termed "cofferdam, Kofferdam" (from German language, German) ...

WCMG WCMG (94.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting an urban adult contemporary format. Licensed to Latta, South Carolina, United States, the station is owned by Cumulus Media. History WCMG went on the air as WATP-FM, the sister station to now-defu ...

, a South Carolina, US radio station once called "94.3 The Dam" * Dam, female role in the Dominican bélé dance * Dam, the female parent of a horse, a term used in

horse breeding Horse breeding is reproduction in horses, and particularly the human-directed process of selective breeding of animals, particularly purebred horses of a given Horse breed, breed. Planned matings can be used to produce specifically desired chara ...

* (blood), one of the

Ten Plagues of Egypt In the Book of Exodus, the Plagues of Egypt () are ten disasters that the Hebrew God inflicts on the Egyptians to convince the Pharaoh to emancipate the enslaved Israelites, each of them confronting the Pharaoh and one of his Egyptian gods; the ...

* "Dam" (''Space Ghost Coast to Coast''), a television episode *

Dam (TV series) ''Dam'', also stylised as ''DAM'', is a South African psychological thriller television series created, written and directed by Alex Yazbek and developed by Picture Tree. The 8-episode first season premiered on 22 February 2021 on Showmax. ''Da ...

, a South African psychological thriller television series * "Dam" (song), a song by

SB19 SB19 is a Filipino boy band formed in 2018, consisting of Pablo, Josh, Stell, Ken, and Justin. They are noted for their contributions to the contemporary Pinoy pop scene and became the first Southeast Asian act to be nominated on the Billboa ...

People

* Atli Dam (1932–2005), Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands *

Henrik Dam Carl Peter Henrik Dam (21 February 1895 – 17 April 1976) was a Danish biochemist and physiologist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1943 for joint work with Edward Doisy in discovering vitamin K and its role in human physiolo ...

(1895–1976), Danish biochemist * Jan Dam (footballer) (born 1968), Faroese footballer * Jan Dam (boxer) (1905–1985), Belgian boxer *

José van Dam Joseph, Baron Van Damme (born 25 August 1940 in Brussels), known as José van Dam, is a Belgian bass-baritone, described as having "a magnificent resonant and expressive voice" and being "an excellent actor". Life and career At the age of 17, h ...

(born 1940), Belgian bass-baritone * Kenneth W. Dam (1932–2022), American lawyer and politician * Kurtis Dam (born 1985), Swiss-American drag queen *

Laurens ten Dam Laurens ten Dam (born 13 November 1980) is a Dutch cyclist, who competes in gravel cycling. He formerly competed professionally in road cycling between 2003 and 2019 for the , , , , and squads. During his road racing career, Ten Dam took two v ...

(born 1980), Dutch cycle racer *

Peter Mohr Dam Peter Mohr Dam (11 August 1898 – 8 November 1968) was a Faroe Islands politician who was one of the founders of the Social Democratic Javnaðarflokkurin party in 1926. Biography Dam was born on 11 August 1898, in Skopun, Faroe Islands. The fi ...

(1898–1968), Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands * Rigmor Dam (born 1971), Faroese politician *

Rob Van Dam Robert Szatkowski (born December 18, 1970) better known by his ring name Rob Van Dam (frequently abbreviated to RVD) is an American professional wrestler. Known for his unique ring style—which includes his variety of kicks, acrobatic movemen ...

(born 1970), American actor * Thomas Dam (1909–1986), inventor of the troll doll *

Đàm Thanh Xuân Đàm Thanh Xuân (born 11 January 1985) is a former Wushu (sport), wushu taolu athlete from Vietnam. Currently, she works at the Department of International Cooperation and General Department of Physical Education and Sports. Career Early ca ...

(born 1985), Vietnamese swimmer and martial artist

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