Al-Qaum (Arabic: القوم) was the Nabataean god of war and the night, and guardian of caravans.
[1] He was also known as the “Protector of the Clan.” Large numbers of inscriptions bearing his name have been found, and archaeologists believe that he was a major god of the Nabataean pantheon.
[1] In order to fit in with western civilization, AlQaum was later associated with the Greek/Roman god Ares or Mars.
A black metal band in Saudi Arabia, Al-Namrood, uses this pantheon as inspiration for its music.
[2] Al-Qaum is the name of one of the Exodan fleet spaceships in the 2018 novel Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers.