Qom Province
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Qom Province
استان قم | |
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![]() Location of Qom within Iran | |
Country | ![]() |
Capital | Qom |
Counties | 1 |
Area | |
• Total | 11,526 km2 (4,450 sq mi) |
Population (2005) | |
• Total | 1,064,456 |
• Density | 92/km2 (240/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+03:30 (IRST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+04:30 (IRST) |
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 | change source]
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