The term Dawan may refer to:

• Wadi Dawan in Hadhramaut, Yemen
• Daw'an District of the Hadhramaut Governorate, Yemen

• Atoni, also known as Dawan, an ethnic group on Timor
• Dayuan, a historical people of West China (pinyin spelling)
• Dawan language, an Austronesian language spoken by Atoni people of West Timor
• a character in the short story Sing to the Dawn by the Chinese-American writer Minfong Ho
• Dàwàn, the original Chinese title of the film, Big Shot's Funeral

• Davan (disambiguation)