Qadam
Municipality in Damascus Governorate, Syria
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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.
Qadam
ٱلْقَدَم al-Kadam, Kadam | |
|---|---|
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 | |
| 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 |
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 said to show a footprint of Muhammad.[3] The stone was relocated from Bosra to a mosque in al-Qadam.[3]
The area saw heavy fighting during the Syrian civil war, given the strategic importance of the Qadam train station.[4]