Qom Province
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| Qom Province استان قم |
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| Coordinates: 34°38′44″N 50°52′47″E / 34.6456°N 50.8798°ECoordinates: 34°38′44″N 50°52′47″E / 34.6456°N 50.8798°E | |
| Country |  Iran |
| Capital | Qom |
| Counties | 1 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11,526 km2 (4,450 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 1,064,456 |
| • Density | 92.353/km2 (239.192/sq mi) |
| Time zone | IRST (UTC+03:30) |
| • Summer (DST) | IRST (UTC+04:30) |
| Main language(s) | Persian Shahsevens Qomi |
Qom is one of the 30 provinces of Iran with an area 11,237 km². About 2 million people live in the Qom Province. The capital of the province is Qom.
Sights [change]
The following lists some of the sights of the Qom Province of Iran that are the most visited:
- Kahak Cave
- Vashnuh Cave
- Howz e Soltan Salt Lake
- Namak Great Salt Lake
- Mar'ashi Najafi Library, with over 500,000 handwritten texts and copies.
- Astaneh Moqaddaseh Museum
- Qom Bazaar
- Feyzieh Seminary
- Jamkaran Mosque
- Qom Jame' Mosque
- Qom Atiq Mosque
- A'zam Mosque
- Shrine of Hazrat Masoumeh
