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Geography

Damas-aux-Bois Damas-aux-Bois is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. See also *Communes of the Vosges department The following is a list of the 507 communes of the Vosges department of France. The communes cooperate in ...

, a village in northeastern France * Damas-et-Bettegney, a village in northeastern France * Damas, Egypt, a city in Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt *

Damas River (Chile) Damas River or de Las Damas River ( es, río Damas) is a river of Chile located in Los Lagos Region. The river originates at an area known as Quema del Buey in the commune of Entre Lagos between Puyehue and Rupanco Lake. The river ends at its con ...

, a river in southern Chile *

Damas River (Eritrea) The Damas River is a seasonal river in Eritrea. It passes outside the town of Ghinda. See also *List of rivers of Eritrea This is a list of streams and rivers in Eritrea, arranged geographically by drainage basin. Generally, rivers in Eritrea ...

, a seasonal river of Eritrea * Pichi Damas River, a river of Chile *

Isla Damas Isla Damas, or Damas Island, is a small (6 km2) island in Costa Rica in the vicinity of Quepos district. It is particularly noted for its estuaries lined with mangroves. Fauna on the island include white-faced monkeys, sloths, green iguanas ...

, an island of Costa Rica *

Damascus )), is an adjective which means "spacious". , motto = , image_flag = Flag of Damascus.svg , image_seal = Emblem of Damascus.svg , seal_type = Seal , map_caption = , ...

, the capital city of Syria

Surname

Arturo Rivera y Damas Arturo Rivera y Damas (September 30, 1923 – November 26, 1994) was the ninth Bishop and fifth Archbishop of San Salvador, El Salvador. Msgr. Rivera's term as archbishop (1983–1994) coincided with the Salvadoran Civil War. He was the immediate ...

(1923–1994), fifth Archbishop of San Salvador * Claude Damas Ozimo (born 1939), Gabonese politician *

François-Étienne de Damas François-Étienne de Damas (22 June 1764 - 23 December 1828) was a French general. 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 s ...

(1764–1828), French general * Georges Aleka Damas (1902–1982), composer of "La Concorde", the national anthem of Gabon *

Germán Carrera Damas Germán Carrera Damas (Cumaná, Sucre (state), Sucre, 28 May 1930), is a Venezuelan historian, professor and retired ambassador, author of important works of Venezuela's historiography such as ''El Culto a Bolívar'' (1969) and ''Una nación lla ...

(born 1930), a Venezuelan historian * Ivo Damas (born 1977), Portuguese football player *

Joseph-François-Louis-Charles de Damas Duke Joseph François Louis Charles de Damas (28 October 1758 – 5 March 1829 in Paris) was a French general. As a colonel, he was aide-de-camp to the commander in chief of the French Expeditionary Force in the American Revolution from 1780 t ...

(1758–1829), French general *

Juan Velasco Damas Juan Velasco Damas (born 17 May 1977) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a right back, and is a manager. He played for seven clubs during his professional career, appearing in 213 matches in La Liga and scoring one goal. He also compe ...

(born 1977), Spanish footballer *

Léon Damas Léon-Gontran Damas (March 28, 1912 – January 22, 1978) was a French poet and politician. He was one of the founders of the Négritude movement. He also used the pseudonym Lionel Georges André Cabassou. Biography Léon Damas was born in Cay ...

(1912–1978), French poet and politician *

Miguel Gómez Damas Miguel Gómez Damas (5 June 1785 – 11 June 1849) 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 unsucces ...

(1785–1849), Spanish general during the First Carlist War *

Vítor Damas Vítor Manuel Afonso Damas de Oliveira (8 October 1947 – 13 September 2003), known as Damas, was a Portuguese footballer who played as a goalkeeper. In a 23-year professional career he was mainly linked with Sporting, but he also played for ...

(1947–2003), Portuguese goalkeeper *

Carlos Damas Carlos Damas (born 1973) is a leading Portuguese classical violinist and recording artist foDux RecordsBrillia ...

(1973), Portuguese violinist

Family

House of Damas The House of Damas is one of France's oldest noble families, recorded since the 9th century and including lords of Vergy, counts of Vermandois and barons of Semur. Notable members * Sybille of Bâgé, daughter of Guy I Damas de Baugé, Baron o ...

, one of France's oldest noble families since the 9th century

Other

Damas (skipper) ''Damas'' is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called butterflies. They were previously placed in a separat ...

, a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae. *

Daewoo Damas Daewoo ( ; Hangul: , Hanja: , ; literally "great universe" and a portmanteau of "dae" meaning great, and the given name of founder and chairman Kim Woo-choong) also known as the Daewoo Group, was a major South Korean chaebol (type of conglomerat ...

, a small van made by Daewoo *

Draughts Checkers (American English), also known as draughts (; British English), is a group of strategy board games for two players which involve diagonal moves of uniform game pieces and mandatory captures by jumping over opponent pieces. Checkers ...

The board game draughts