Qadam
Qadam (Arabic: القَدَم) is a municipality and a neighborhood in the southern part of Damascus, Syria,[1] due west of Yarmouk Camp.
Qadam
القَدَم al-Kadam, Kadam | |
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Neighborhood | |
| Arab transcription(s) | |
| • English | "The foot" |
 Al-Qadam depicted as Al-Kadam on a map of the municipalities of Damascus | |
| Country | Syria |
| City | Damascus |
History
Prior to its urbanization and integration into Damascus municipality al-Qadam was a village on the Hajj caravan road called al-Qadam al-Sharif (the Noble Foot).[2] It was named after a stone originally from Bosra where tradition holds an imprint was left of the foot of the Islamic prophet Muhammad when he visited the city.[2] The stone had been relocated from Bosra to a mosque in al-Qadam.[2]
References
- Khaled Yacoub Oweis (2012-07-18). "Battles break out near Syrian presidential palace". Reuters. Retrieved 2012-07-19.
- Munayyir, Muhammad Arif ibn Ahmad (1971). Landau, Jacob M. (ed.). The Hejaz Railway and the Muslim Pilgrimage: A Case of Ottoman Political Propaganda. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 9780814314227.
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