Matam
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Matam may refer to:
  • Bramham Gari Matham, a pilgrim in India.
  • Matam, Senegal
    Matam, Senegal
    Matam is a city in northeast Senegal, on the Sénégal River. It is the capital of the Matam Region .- People :Well-known people from the city include footballer Mamadou Niang, politician Samba Diouldé Thiam and writer Cheikh Hamidou Kane, the first mayor ISSA KANE and Hamidou Samba KASSE ...

    , a city in Senegal
  • Matam, Haifa
    Matam, Haifa
    Matam , located at the southern entrance to Haifa, is the largest and oldest dedicated hi-tech parks in Israel...

    , a business park in Haifa, Israel
  • Matam, Guinea
    Matam, Guinea
    Matam is an urban sub-prefecture in the Conakry Region of Guinea and one of five in the capital Conakry.-References:...

    , a district of the capital Conakr
  • Mätam
    Matam
    Matam may refer to:*Bramham Gari Matham, a pilgrim in India.*Matam, Senegal, a city in Senegal*Matam, Haifa, a business park in Haifa, Israel*Matam, Guinea, a district of the capital Conakr...

    , the term used (mostly in South Asia) for the act of self-flagellation during the Shia Remembrance of Muharram
  • Ma'tam (مأتم), a Shia congregation hall in Bahrain, known as a Hussainia
    Hussainia
    A Hussainia, also known as an Ashurkhana or Imambargah, is a congregation hall for Shia commemoration ceremonies, especially those associated with the Remembrance of Muharram. The name comes from Husayn Ibn Ali, the grandson of Muhammad and an Imam of the Shia. Hussain was killed by Yazid I in...

    or Imambargah elsewhere.
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