Damas
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Geography
- Damas-aux-BoisDamas-aux-BoisDamas-aux-Bois is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.-References:*...
, a village in northeastern France - Damas-et-BettegneyDamas-et-BettegneyDamas-et-Bettegney is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.-References:*...
, a village in northeastern France - Damas RiverDamas RiverThe Damas River is a seasonal river in Eritrea. This river passes outside the town of Ghinda....
, a seasonal river of Eritrea - Pichi Damas RiverPichi Damas River-References:*...
, a river of Chile - Isla DamasIsla DamasIsla Damas, or Damas Island, is a small island in Costa Rica in the vicinity of Quepos. It is particularly noted for its estuaries lined with mangroves. Fauna on the island include white-faced monkeys, sloths, green iguanas, crocodiles, spectacled caimans, boas, crab-eating raccoons and silky...
, an island of Costa Rica - Damas is also French for the city of DamascusDamascusDamascus , commonly known in Syria as Al Sham , and as the City of Jasmine , is the capital and the second largest city of Syria after Aleppo, both are part of the country's 14 governorates. In addition to being one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, Damascus is a major...
- Prune de Damas, fruit of the Damassinier, see DamassineDamassineDamassine is a liqueur produced by distillation of the Damassine prune from the Damassinier tree..According to local tradition, the Crusaders or Bernard de Clairvaux brought seeds for the Damassinier plant back from the Orient . The Romans might have already known the fruit, cited in the Duhamel...
People
- Arturo Rivera y DamasArturo Rivera y DamasArturo Rivera y Damas was the ninth Bishop and fifth Archbishop of San Salvador, El Salvador. Msgr. Rivera's term as archbishop coincided with the Salvadoran Civil War. He was the immediate successor of Archbishop Óscar Romero. During Romero's archbishopric , Rivera was Romero's key ally...
(1923-1994), fifth Archbishop of San Salvador - Claude Damas OzimoClaude Damas OzimoClaude Aristide Damas Ozimo is a Gabonese politician, currently serving as the First Secretary of the Senate of Gabon. He was previously a Secretary of State in the government and Mayor of Libreville...
(born 1939), Gabonese politician - François-Étienne de DamasFrançois-Étienne de Damas-Life:Damas was born in Paris. Destined by his family for a career in architecture, instead he joined the National Guard on 14 July 1789 and served in the camp sous Paris in 1792. Damas's mathematical knowledge led général Meusnier of the engineers to choose him as his aide-de-camp on coming to...
(1764-1828), French general - Georges Aleka DamasGeorges Aleka DamasGeorges Aleka Damas was a public figure of Gabon who composed its national anthem La Concorde.A Mpongwe born in Libreville and educated at the Ecole Montfort, he worked as a bank clerk from 1924 to 1939, then as head bookkeeper for the Compagnie Maritime des Chargeurs Réunis until 1959.He first...
(1902-1982), composer of "La Concorde", the national anthem of Gabon - Germán Carrera DamasGermán Carrera DamasGermán Carrera Damas , is a Venezuelan historian, professor and retired ambassador, author of important works of Venezuela's historiography such as El Culto a Bolívar and Una nación llamada Venezuela , among other works and essays.- References :*Early review about Carrera Damas career at the...
(born 1930), a Venezuelan historian - Ivo DamasIvo DamasIvo Filipe Cerqueira Damas is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a forward.-Football career:Born in the small village of Pinheiro, Damas' claim to fame came at age 20, when he scored for lowly F.C. Maia to oust country giants Sporting Clube de Portugal from the Portuguese Cup...
(born 1977), Portuguese football player - Joseph-François-Louis-Charles de DamasJoseph-François-Louis-Charles de DamasDuke Joseph François Louis Charles de Damas was a French general.As a colonel, took part in the American Revolution from 1780 to 1781...
(1758-1829), French general - Juan Velasco DamasJuan Velasco DamasJuan Velasco Damas is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a right defender.Playing for seven different clubs during his professional career, he appeared in 213 matches in his country's top division, scoring one goal...
(born 1977), Spanish footballer - Léon DamasLéon DamasLéon-Gontran Damas was a French poet and politician. He was one of the founders of the Négritude movement.-Biography:...
(1912-1978), French poet and politician - Miguel Gómez DamasMiguel Gómez DamasMiguel Gómez Damas was a Spanish Carlist general of the First Carlist War.Born at Torredonjimeno, in the province of Jaén, he served under the Carlist general Zumalacárregui and in 1836 undertook an unsuccessful military expedition against Liberal forces in various locations, including Asturias,...
(1785—1849), Spanish general during the First Carlist War - Vítor DamasVítor DamasVítor Manuel Afonso Damas de Oliveira , known as Damas, was a Portuguese footballer who played as a goalkeeper....
(1947-2003), Portuguese goalkeeper
Other
- Damas (skipper)Damas (skipper)Damas is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.-References:*...
, a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae. - Damas Towers, former name of the Angsana Hotel & Suites complex
- Damas de Blanco ("Ladies in White"), a Cuban human rights organization
- Damas y Caballeros!, a live album by Los Straitjackets
- Daewoo Damas, a small van made by Daewoo
- Damas (group), a United Arab Emirates-based international jewellery retail chain
- Damas (video game character), a Jak and Daxter character