What is "elam"

Elam was an ancient Pre- Iranian civilization centered in the far west and southwest of what is now modern-day Iran, stretching from the lowlands of what is now Khuzestan and Ilam Province as well as a small part of southern Iraq. The modern name Elam stems from the Sumerian transliteration elam(a), along with the later Akkadian elamtu, and the Elamite haltamti. Elamite states were among the leading political forces of the Ancient Near East. In classical literature, Elam was also known as Susiana a name derived from its capital, Susa.

Elam was part of the early urbanization during the Chalcolithic period (Copper Age). The emergence of written records from around 3000 BC also parallels Sumerian history, where slightly earlier records have been found. In the Old Elamite period ( Middle Bronze Age), Elam consisted of kingdoms on the Iranian plateau, centered in Anshan, and from the mid-2nd millennium BC, it was centered in Susa in the Khuzestan lowlands. Its culture played a crucial role during the Persian Achaemenid dynasty that succeeded Elam, when the Elamite language remained among those in official use. Elamite is generally accepted to be a language isolate and thus unrelated to the much later arriving Persian and Iranic languages.

Elam was an ancient civilization in what is now southwest Iran.

Elam may also refer to:

• Elam (surname)
• Elam, Dallas, a location in Dallas, Texas, United States, also known as Elam Station
• Biblical Elam, various meanings in the Hebrew Bible
• ELAM (Cyprus), a far-right nationalist political party in Cyprus
• ELAM (Latin American School of Medicine) Cuba
• Elam School of Fine Arts, University of Auckland
• E-selectin or ELAM (endothelial-leukocyte adhesion molecule)
• East London Arts & Music (also known as ELAM)
• Early Launch Anti-Malware, a security feature introduced in Windows 8

ELAM , the National Popular Front or in alternative the National People's Front ( Greek: Εθνικό Λαϊκό Μέτωπο, Ethniko Laiko Metopo), is a nationalist movement (and later, political party) founded in 2008 in the Republic of Cyprus. It describes its ideology as "popular and social nationalism" and promotes Greek nationalism. As of May 2011 it has been approved as a legal political party. On December 28, 2010, ELAM organized a march against Turkish Cypriots and migrants. ELAM is a eurosceptic political party.

Elam is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Charles Wheaton Elam (1866–1917), Louisiana politician
• Joseph Barton Elam (1821–1885), U.S. representative from Louisiana's 4th congressional district
• Joseph Barton Elam, Jr. (1878–1935), Louisiana politician and journalist
• Jack Elam (1918–2003), American actor
• James Elam (1918–1995), American physician
• Jason Elam (born 1970), American football placekicker
• Katrina Elam (born 1983), American country music singer
• Keith Elam or Guru (1961–2010), American rapper
• Lee Elam (born 1976), English footballer
• Norah Elam (1878–1961), Irish-born suffragette and fascist
• Onzy Elam (born 1964), American football player
• Paul Elam, founder of A Voice for Men.