Maqam (shrine)
Etymology
Etymology
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From Arabic literally "a place" or "station." It is used to denote a "sanctuary", such as a commemorative burial shrine or an actual tomb. Its meaning can be restricted only to built structures that can be entered at such sites. The literal meaning of *maqam* is "the place where one stands." Such name for a holy tomb is mostly used in [Lebanon](/wiki/Lebanon "Lebanon"), [Syria](/wiki/Syria "Syria") and [Palestine](/wiki/Palestine_%28region%29 "Palestine (region)").

The form *mukam* appears in the essays of European travelers of the 19th century; as well as words *waly*, *wely* ( [wālī](/wiki/Wali "Wali") "saint"), *[mazar](/wiki/Mazar_%28mausoleum%29 "Mazar (mausoleum)")*, and *mashhad*.

In [Maghreb](/wiki/Maghreb "Maghreb"), similar tombs are known as [Marabout](/wiki/Marabout "Marabout"), in Turkic\-speaking Muslim countries as [türbe](/wiki/T%C3%BCrbe "Türbe"), dürbe, or aziz, and in Persian\-speaking countries [dargah](/wiki/Dargah "Dargah").


What does the term '*mukam*' refer to?