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'''Yam''' or '''YAM''' may refer to:
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==Plants and foods==
* [[Yam (vegetable)]], common name for members of ''Dioscorea''
* [[Taro]], known in Malaysia and Singapore as yam
* [[Sweet potato]], specifically its orange-fleshed cultivars, often referred to as yams in North America
* Yam, a salad in [[Thai cuisine]]
* ''[[Oxalis tuberosa]]'', referred to as yams in New Zealand and Polynesia
* ''[[Pachyrhizus erosus]]'', called jícama, Mexican yam bean, or Mexican turnip, a tuberous root
* [[Konjac]], ''Amorphophallus konjac''
* ''[[Amorphophallus paeoniifolius]]'', known commonly as elephant foot yam

==Geography==
* Yam, see [[Tavastians]], old Russian and Ukrainian name for Häme, the tribe of western Finns
* [[Yam fortress]], demolished Russian fortress in the modern town of Kingisepp, Russia
* [[Piyam]], known also as Yam, a village in Marand County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran
* [[Yam, Alexandrovsky District, Vladimir Oblast]], a village in Vladimir Oblast, Russia
* [[Yam, North Khorasan]], a village in Faruj County, North Khorasan Province, Iran
* [[Yam, Razavi Khorasan]], a village in Khoshab County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran
* [[Yam, Tehran]], a village in Pishva County, Tehran Province, Iran
* [[Yam Rural District]], in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran
* [[Yam Island (Queensland)]], an island in the Torres Strait
* [[Yam-Alin]], a mountain range in far North-eastern Russia
* [[Sault Ste. Marie Airport]], from its IATA airport code

==Names==
* [[Ren (surname)]], spelled Yam or Yum in Cantonese
** [[Simon Yam]], Hong Kong actor
* [[Lindile Yam]] (born 1960), Chief of the South African Army and lieutenant general
* [[Yam Madar]] (born 2000), Israeli professional basketball player
* [[Yam, son of Noah]], son of [[Noah in Islam#Family|Noah in Islamic tradition]], who died by drowning in the flood
* [[Yam Wolczak]] (born 2003), Israeli judoka

==Other uses==
* [[Yam (god)]], a Levantine deity not to be confused with Yama, a Hindu God
* [[Yam (route)]], a former Russian message delivery service introduced by the [[Mongol Empire]]
* [[YAM (Yet Another Mailer)]], a MIME-compliant e-mail client written for AmigaOS based computers
* [[Yellowstone Art Museum]]
* [[New Yam Festival of the Igbo]]
* [[Yam languages]], a family of Papuan languages
* [[Banu Yam]], an Arabian tribe
* ''Yunarmiya'' (YAM), or [[Young Army Cadets National Movement]], a Russian military youth organisation

==See also==
* [[Yam yam (disambiguation)]]
* [[Yama (disambiguation)]]

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