Maqam

Maqam may refer to:

MAQAM, a media company specializing in Arabic and Middle Eastern media

Places

Maqam, Iran, a village in Hormozgan Province, Iran

Religion

Another name for a mazar (mausoleum), often used for a venerated structure in traditional Islam
Maqaam, spiritual stages in the Sufi path
for "Weekly Maqam" see below under "Musical structures"

Musical structures

Arabic maqam, melodic modes in traditional Arabic music
Mugham, a music tradition of Azerbaijani cultures
Maqam al-iraqi, an Iraqi melodic system
Weekly Maqam, prayer services of Sephardic Jewish culture
Makam, a Turkish system of melody types
Muqam, a melody type from Uyghur culture
Shashmaqam, a musical genre typical of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan

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