Qadam | |
Native Name: | ٱلْقَدَم |
Other Name: | al-Kadam, Kadam |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Translit Lang1: | Arab |
Translit Lang1 Type: | English |
Translit Lang1 Info: | "The foot" |
Coordinates: | 33.4667°N 36.2833°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Syria |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Damascus Governorate |
Subdivision Type2: | City |
Subdivision Name2: | Damascus |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 95,944[1] |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Blank Name: | Climate |
Blank Info: | BSk |
Qadam (Arabic: ٱلْقَدَم|al-Qadam) is a municipality and a neighborhood in the southern part of Damascus, Syria,[2] due west of Yarmouk Camp.
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]