Qadam () is a municipality and a neighborhood in the southern part of Damascus, Syria,
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).
It was named after a stone originally from
Bosra where tradition holds an imprint was left of the foot of the
prophet
Muhammad when he visited the city.
The stone had been 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 train station.
Districts
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Al-Asali (pop. 21,731)
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Dahadil (pop. 14,310)
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Jouret al-Shreibati (8,836)
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Al-Mustafa (pop. 9,218)
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Al-Qadam (pop. 18,649)
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Qadam Sharqi (pop. 4,022)
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Al-Sayyidah Aisha (pop. 19,178)
