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Arabic maqam

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Arabic maqam

Summary

Arabic maqam is a modal system[1]. It draws 1,494 Wikipedia views per month (modal_system category, ranking #1 of 8).[2]

Key Facts

  • Arabic maqam's instance of is recorded as modal system[3].
  • Arabic maqam is a type of melody type[4].
  • Arabic maqam's Commons category is recorded as Maqam music theory[5].
  • Arabic maqam's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Maqam music theory[6].
  • Arabic maqam's facet of is recorded as Arabic classical music[7].
  • Arabic maqam's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[8].
  • Arabic maqam's different from is recorded as maqam[9].

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Definition and Type

Arabic maqam's instance of is recorded as modal system[3]. It is a type of melody type[4].

Why It Matters

Arabic maqam draws 1,494 Wikipedia views per month (modal_system category, ranking #1 of 8).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → maqam
    Facet of → Arabic classical music
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  2. 23d ago · ~2026-27521-61 · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Maqam music theory
    Described by source → Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → melody type
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1889]]: [[Q1600162]]"
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