DGAM
E1019705
DGAM is Syria’s national authority responsible for the protection, management, and preservation of the country’s archaeological sites, historical monuments, and museums.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| DGAM canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13083385 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: DGAM Context triple: [Syrian Directorate-General of Antiquities and Museums, shortName, DGAM]
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A.
CGAM
CGAM is the abbreviation for the Coast Guard Achievement Medal, a United States Coast Guard decoration awarded for professional and leadership excellence.
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B.
DGMT
DGMT is the station code for Downers Grove Main Street, a Metra commuter rail station in Downers Grove, Illinois.
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C.
GDX
GDX is the IATA airport code for Magadan Airport, which serves the city of Magadan in Russia’s Far East.
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D.
GAMM
GAMM is a European scientific society focused on applied mathematics and mechanics that played a key role in the early development of programming languages.
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E.
Gaeml
Gaeml is the self-designated name used by speakers of the Kam language, a Tai–Kadai language spoken primarily in southern China.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: DGAM Target entity description: DGAM is Syria’s national authority responsible for the protection, management, and preservation of the country’s archaeological sites, historical monuments, and museums.
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A.
CGAM
CGAM is the abbreviation for the Coast Guard Achievement Medal, a United States Coast Guard decoration awarded for professional and leadership excellence.
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B.
DGMT
DGMT is the station code for Downers Grove Main Street, a Metra commuter rail station in Downers Grove, Illinois.
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C.
GDX
GDX is the IATA airport code for Magadan Airport, which serves the city of Magadan in Russia’s Far East.
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D.
GAMM
GAMM is a European scientific society focused on applied mathematics and mechanics that played a key role in the early development of programming languages.
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E.
Gaeml
Gaeml is the self-designated name used by speakers of the Kam language, a Tai–Kadai language spoken primarily in southern China.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural heritage authority
ⓘ
government agency ⓘ |
| aim |
promotion of archaeological research in Syria
ⓘ
protection of Syria’s cultural heritage ⓘ public awareness of cultural heritage in Syria ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
General Directorate of Antiquities and Museums
ⓘ
Syrian Directorate-General of Antiquities and Museums ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
ICOMOS
ⓘ
linked to:
International Council on Monuments and Sites
UNESCO ⓘ international archaeological missions ⓘ |
| country | Syria ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Syrian government ⓘ |
| fullName | Directorate-General of Antiquities and Museums ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Directorate of Conservation and Restoration
ⓘ
Directorate of Excavations ⓘ Directorate of Historical Buildings ⓘ
linked to:
Bureau of Historic Preservation
Directorate of Museums ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Damascus ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Syrian Arab Republic
ⓘ
linked to:
Syria
|
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Arabic
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | state institution ⓘ |
| maintains | national register of archaeological sites in Syria ⓘ |
| nativeName | المديرية العامة للآثار والمتاحف ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
Syrian archaeological sites
ⓘ
Syrian museums ⓘ |
| oversees |
archaeological excavations in Syria
ⓘ
state museums in Syria ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Ministry of Culture of Syria ⓘ |
| regulates | archaeological missions in Syria ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
management of archaeological sites in Syria
ⓘ
management of historical monuments in Syria ⓘ management of museums in Syria ⓘ preservation of archaeological sites in Syria ⓘ preservation of historical monuments in Syria ⓘ preservation of museum collections in Syria ⓘ protection of archaeological sites in Syria ⓘ protection of historical monuments in Syria ⓘ |
| sector |
archaeology
ⓘ
cultural heritage ⓘ museums ⓘ |
| task |
combating illicit trafficking of antiquities
ⓘ
conservation of movable and immovable antiquities ⓘ documentation of Syrian cultural heritage ⓘ issuing permits for archaeological excavations ⓘ |
| website | http://www.dgam.gov.sy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: DGAM Description of subject: DGAM is Syria’s national authority responsible for the protection, management, and preservation of the country’s archaeological sites, historical monuments, and museums.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.