Qom
Qom is the capital of Qom province, Iran.
Qom is the capital of Qom province, Iran. It is also the capital of Qom County and its Central District. It is the seventh largest metropolis and the seventh largest city in Iran. The city is 140 km (87 mi) to the south of Tehran, on the banks of the Qom River. Qom is a holy city in Shia Islam, as it is the site of the Fatima Masumeh Shrine, a descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. She was the granddaughter of Ja'far al-Sadiq, the daughter of Musa al-Kazim, the sister of Ali al-Rida, and the aunt of Muhammad al-Jawad, the sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth of the Twelve Imams. The city is the world's largest center for Shia Islamic scholarship and is a significant destination of pilgrimage, with around 20 million pilgrims visiting every year. Qom's economy is heavily dependent on pilgrimage, and the city is the most conservative in Iran.
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Worth seeing in and around Qom
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Fatima Masumeh Shrine
The Fatima Masumeh Shrine is the mausoleum of Fatima bint Musa, located in Qom, Iran. Qom is considered a holy city in Shia Islam along with Najaf, Karbala, Mashhad, Kadhimiya, Samarra and Kufa.
300 m · imamzadeh in Qom, Iranian national heritage site · Wikipedia - 02Al-Mustafa International University
Al-Mustafa International University is an international academic, Islamic and university-style seminary institute in Qom, Iran, established in 1979. It has international branches and affiliate schools.
900 m · University of Islamic and Human Sciences · Wikipedia - 03Azam Mosque of Qom
The Azam Mosque of Qom, also known as the Qom A'zam Mosque and as the Hazrat Fatimah Mosque, is a Shi'ite mosque located in the city of Qom, in the province of Qom, Iran. Completed in 1961, the mosque was built by Seyyed Hossein Borujerdi, the grand Shia Marja', and is located adjacent to the Holy Shrine of Hazrat Ma'soomeh.
300 m · mosque in Qom, Iranian national heritage site · Wikipedia - 04Jameh Mosque of Qom
The Jāmeh Mosque of Qom, also known as the Atiq Jameh Mosque of Qom, is a Shi'ite Friday mosque, located in the downtown area of the city of Qom, in the province of Qom, Iran. It is one of the oldest mosques in Qom.
1.7 km · mosque in Qom, Iranian national heritage site · Wikipedia - 05Imam Hasan al-Askari Mosque
The Imam Hasan al-Askari Mosque, also known as the Imam Hassan Al-Asgari Mosque or simply, the Al-Askari Mosque, is a Twelver Shi'ite mosque and mausoleum, located in the city of Qom, in the province of Qom, Iran. It is named for Hasan al-Askari, who was the 11th Imam of the Ahlulbayt and the father of the 12th Imam in Shi'ite traditions.
900 m · mosque in Qom, Iran · Wikipedia - 06University of Qom
The University of Qom is an Iranian public university in Qom. After an endorsement by the Council of the Islamic Revolution and under the supervision of the Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom, the university was founded in 1980 as the High Educational and Legal School of the Seminarians of Qom by Mohammad Beheshti, Mohammad Javad Bahonar and Mehdi Ghazi Khorramabadi.
8.3 km · public university in Iran · Wikipedia - 07Ayatollah Marashi Najafi Library
The Ayatollah Marashi Najafi Library, in Qom, is the third largest library in Iran, after the Central Library of Astan Quds Razavi, and the Library of Parliament, as well as being the world's third largest Islamic library, with more than 250,000 books, 25,000 of them online.
100 m · library in Qom, Iran · Wikipedia - 08Chehel Akhtaran Mosque
The Chehel Akhtaran Mosque is a Shi'ite Friday mosque, part of the Chehel Akhtaran Complex, located in the county of Qom, in the province of Qom, Iran. The mosque was built in the 20th century, during the Qajar era.
2.1 km · mosque in Qom, Iranian national heritage site · Wikipedia - 09Feyziyeh Madrasa
Feyziyeh School is an old school in Qom, Iran that was founded in the Safavid era. The school has been listed as one of Iran's national monuments as of 29 January 2008.
400 m · madrasa in Qom, Iranian national heritage site · Wikipedia - 10Islamic Sciences and Culture Academy
The Islamic Sciences and Culture Academy is a scientific and research academy of Islamic sciences. It is affiliated to the Islamic Propagation Office of Qom Seminary.
200 m · islam academic research institute · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Jamkarân Mosque
- 02Shrine of Fatima-al-Massumeh
The Holy Shrine is the burial place of "Fatema È Massumeh".
- 03Feyze
A place where devout Muslims gather to meet and hear speeches from the religious leaders.
- 04Religion University
- 05Jameh Mosque of Qom
Qom Handicraft Museum (Handicrafts And Traditional Arts Museum Of Qom), 19 Dey(Baajak) street, Alley #11, Number 15,.
- 06Dokhtar Castle
Ruins of a Sasanian era castle.
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Where to eat
There are lots of places to eat in Qom which range from old-style Persian restaurants to international restaurants. Persian restaurants offer a more authentic cultural atmosphere than international restaurants. Most of the restaurants with good quality of food and environmental conditions are in Mohamad Amin Blv. which is recognizable by its tall compact trees.
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Getting to Qom
- Airports
- Imam Khomeini (IKA), 90 km · Mehrabad (THR), 123 km · Payam (PYK), 126 km
- Stations
- Qom Railway Station, 900 m · Jamkaran Railway Station, 6.1 km
- Tehran → Qom127 km · quickest by road, 2h 35m · $12–16
- Karaj → Qom133 km · quickest by road, 2h 47m · $13–18
- Isfahan → Qom233 km · quickest by road, 4h 16m · $24–33
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
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No local-transport research exists yet for Qom
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Qom. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inHiring a private chauffeur with a car or minibus is also possible and could be a less stressful alternative.
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