Qadam
Municipality in Damascus Governorate, Syria
Qadam ٱلْقَدَم al-Kadam, Kadam | |
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Municipality | |
Arab transcription(s) | |
• English | "The foot" |
Main CFS train station in Qadam | |
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 | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Damascus Governorate |
City | Damascus |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 95,944[1] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (EEST) |
Climate | BSk |
Qadam (Arabic: ٱلْقَدَم, romanized: al-Qadam) is a municipality and a neighborhood in the southern part of Damascus, Syria,[2] due west of Yarmouk Camp.
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).[3] 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.[3] The stone had been relocated from Bosra to a mosque in al-Qadam.[3]
Districts
- Al-Asali (pop. 21,731)[1]
- Dahadil (pop. 14,310)
- Jouret al-Shreibati (8,836)
- Al-Mustafa (pop. 9,218)
- Al-Qadam (pop. 18,649)
- Qadam Sharqi (pop. 4,022)
- Al-Sayyidah Aisha (pop. 19,178)
References
- ^ a b "Syrian Arab Republic Damascus Governorate Reference map" (PDF). ReliefWeb. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
- ^ Khaled Yacoub Oweis (2012-07-18). "Battles break out near Syrian presidential palace". Reuters. Retrieved 2012-07-19.
- ^ a b c 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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other landmarks
- Al-Azem Palace
- Khan As'ad Pasha
- Straight Street
- Mausoleum of Saladin
- Umayyad Mosque
- Citadel of Damascus
- Grand Serail of Damascus
- Khadra Palace
- Nur al-Din Bimaristan
- Maktab Anbar
- Hejaz Train Station
- Statue of Saladin
- Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
- Temple of Jupiter
- Tishreen Palace
- Al-Shaab Palace
- October War Panorama
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Eastern Orthodox | |
Oriental Orthodox |
education
- National Museum of Damascus
- Al-Assad National Library
- Damascus Opera House
- Damascus University
- Syrian Virtual University
- International University for Science and Technology
- Syrian Private University
- Arab International University
- Higher Institute for Applied Science and Technology
- Higher Institute of Music in Damascus
- Higher Institute for Dramatic Arts
- National Institute of Administration
- Damascus Community School
- Lycée Charles de Gaulle
- Shami Hospital
- Bakdash (ice cream parlor)
- Bawabet Dimashq
- Havana Cafe
- Beit al-Mamlouka Hotel
- Blue Tower Hotel
- Four Seasons Hotel Damascus
- Baghdad Street
- Marjeh Square
- Rawda Square
- Sabaa Bahrat Square
- Umayyad Square
- Yusuf al-Azma Square
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(List of rulers)
- Aram
- Siege (634)
- Jund Dimashq
- Burid dynasty
- Siege (1148)
- Eyalet
- Affair
- Protocol
- State
- Battle (1941)
- International Airport
- 1976 Pan Arab Games
- World Military Cup 1977
- International Film Festival
- 1981 Azbakiyah bombing
- 1986 bombings
- 1992 Pan Arab Games
- Spring
- 2002 West Asian Football Federation Championship
- 2004 WABA Champions Cup
- Declaration
- 2008 Arab Capital of Culture
- 2008 Arab League summit
- 2008 car bombing
- 2011 bombings
- 2011–2012 clashes
- January 2012 al-Midan bombing
- March 2012 bombings
- April 2012 bombings
- May 2012 bombings
- Battle (2012)
- July 2012 bombing
- 2017 bombings
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