Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Maqam(مقام,plural maqamat) is a common noun which means 'place' in Arabic. It is also a modal system in in Arab music. Principal maqamat Rast Nihawand Bayati Saba Kurdi Hijazi Sikah Huzam This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.