Qadam

Qadam
ٱلْقَدَم
al-Kadam, Kadam
Municipality
Arab transcription(s)
 • English"The foot"
Main Syrian Railways train station in Qadam
Main Syrian Railways train station in Qadam
Al-Qadam depicted as Al-Kadam on a map of the municipalities of Damascus
Al-Qadam depicted as Al-Kadam on a map of the municipalities of Damascus
Coordinates: 33°28′00″N 36°17′00″E / 33.46667°N 36.28333°E / 33.46667; 36.28333
CountrySyria Syria
GovernorateDamascus Governorate
CityDamascus
Population
 (2004)
 • Total
95,944
Time zoneUTC+3 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (EEST)
ClimateBSk

Qadam (Arabic: ٱلْقَدَم, romanized: al-Qadam) is a municipality and a neighborhood in the southern part of Damascus, Syria, due west of Yarmouk Camp.

History

Prior to its urbanization and integration into the Damascus municipality, al-Qadam was a village on the Hajj caravan road called al-Qadam al-Sharif (the Noble Foot). It was named after a stone originally from Bosra said to show a footprint of Muhammad. The stone was relocated from Bosra to a mosque in al-Qadam.

The area saw heavy fighting during the Syrian civil war, given the strategic importance of the Qadam railway station.

Districts

References

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  4. ↑ "A train station was once the pride of Syria's capital. Some see it as a symbol of revival after war". AP News. 2025-01-19. Retrieved 2025-01-19.