 The area attracts vacationers mostly from other parts of Syria, including a high proportion of Ismailis from other cities.Al-Qadmus's political and socio-economic position in the central coastal mountains region significantly decreased after 1970.This was in part due to the promotion of nearby al-Shaykh Badr to a district center that year, which shifted the focus away from al-Qadmus, with villagers in the area going to al-Shaykh Badr for services.