Al Qadam
{{Short description|Village in Northern Governorate, Bahrain}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Al Qadam
| other_name =
| native_name = القدم
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Village
| motto =
| image_skyline = Al Qadam, Bahrain.jpg
| flag_size =
| image_seal =
| seal_size =
| image_shield =
| shield_size =
| image_map =
| mapsize =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = Bahrain
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Bahrain}}
| subdivision_type1 = Governorate
| subdivision_name1 = Northern
| subdivision_type2 =
| subdivision_name2 =
| subdivision_type3 =
| subdivision_name3 = |
| government_footnotes =
| government_type =
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| leader_title1 =
| leader_name1 =
| established_title =
| established_date =
}}
Al Qadam is a village in the Northern Governorate of the Kingdom of Bahrain.
History
The village is the site of an ancient burial mound which could potentially be a World Heritage Site after the country's Ministry of Culture nominated it to UNESCO.{{cite news|last=Al A'ali|first=Mohammed|title=Heritage site plans on hold|url=http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/NewsDetails.aspx?storyid=285268|accessdate=8 February 2013|newspaper=Gulf Daily News|date=22 August 2010}}{{cite news|last=Al A'ali|first=Mohammed|title=Dispute over heritage site|url=http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/NewsDetails.aspx?storyid=289775|accessdate=8 February 2013|newspaper=Gulf Daily News|date=22 October 2010}}
The village was home to Bahrain's oldest herbal products-producing factory, the Al Kamel Factory, which was established in the village in 1855. The factory had to be relocated from the village in order to expand its production capabilities and to meet national and regional demands.{{cite news|last=Al A'ali|first=Mohammed|title=Wrangle over new factory site|url=http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/NewsDetails.aspx?storyid=130772|accessdate=8 February 2013|newspaper=Gulf Daily News|date=24 December 2005}}
In 2008, amidst the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy, hundreds of people staged a protest in the village, calling on the Bahraini government to take action against Denmark. The country's parliament issued a statement condemning the cartoons.{{cite news|title=Protest over cartoons|url=http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/NewsDetails.aspx?storyid=209679|accessdate=8 February 2013|newspaper=Gulf Daily News|date=24 February 2008}}
Politics
The village lies under constituency two of the Northern Governorate administrative region.{{cite news|last=De Haldevang|first=Alicia|title=Campaign fever grips Bahrain|url=http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/NewsDetails.aspx?storyid=312903|accessdate=8 February 2013|newspaper=Gulf Daily News|date=4 September 2011}} The village is currently represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Sawsan Taqawi, who also represents the villages of Jannusan and Karrana.{{cite news|last=Torr|first=Rebecca|title=Fighting chance for three women|url=http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/NewsDetails.aspx?storyid=314146|accessdate=8 February 2013|newspaper=Gulf Daily News|date=26 September 2011}}
Infrastructure
The village contains a culture and sport centre, a local charity fund and a matam. The village also is the site of multiple housing projects.{{cite news|title=HM King Hamad Receives Al Qadam Village Delegation|url=http://www.bna.bh/portal/en/news/442353|accessdate=8 February 2013|newspaper=Bahrain News Agency|date=29 June 2010}}
Notable people
- Majeed Al Alawi, the former Minister of Labour, was born in the village in 1955.{{cite news|last=Hussaini|first=Amira|title=New ministers possess a wealth of experience|url=http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/NewsDetails.aspx?storyid=101877|accessdate=8 February 2013|newspaper=Gulf Daily News|date=15 January 2005}}
References
{{reflist}}
{{Northern Governorate of Bahrain}}
{{coord|26|13|N|50|31|E|display=title|region:BH_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki}}
Category:Populated places in the Northern Governorate, Bahrain
{{Bahrain-geo-stub}}