Qom

American

[koom] / kʊm /

Or Qum

noun

a city in NW Iran, SW of Teheran, on the Qom river.

Qom British

/ kɒm /

noun

a city in NW central Iran: a place of pilgrimage for Shiite Muslims. Pop: 1 045 000 (2005 est)

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A year later, he returned to Iran to study in Qom, another important center of Shiite learning.

From The Wall Street Journal

In Qom, he studied under Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, whose ideas would lay the groundwork for the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

From The Wall Street Journal

Like his father, the 57-year-old is a cleric who studied in the sacred city of Qom.

From Los Angeles Times

Military sites have been targeted in Kermanshah, Qom, Isfahan, Tabriz and Karaj, as well as at Iranian naval facilities in Kenarak in the south of the country.

From BBC

Besides the capital, explosions could be heard in other the cities, including Isfahan, Karaj, Kermanshah and Qom, according to Iranian state media.

From Los Angeles Times

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