Maqam may refer to:
Musical structures
- Arabic maqam, melodic modes in traditional Arabic music
- Maqam al-iraqi, an Iraqi melodic system
- Makam, a Turkish system of melody types
- Muqam, a melody type from Uyghur culture
- Mugham, a music tradition of Azerbaijani cultures
- Shashmaqam, a musical genre typical of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan
- Weekly Maqam, prayer services of Sephardic Jewish culture
Religion
- Maqaam, spiritual stages in the Sufi path
- Maqam (shrine), a tomb of a Muslim holy person
- Another name for a mazar
Other uses
- MAQAM, a media company specializing in Arabic and Middle Eastern media
- Maqam, Iran, a village in Hormozgan Province, Iran
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