Qom Province facts for kids
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Qom Province
استان قم
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Location of Qom within Iran
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| Country |  Iran |
| Capital | Qom |
| Counties | 1 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11,526 km2 (4,450 sq mi) |
| Population
(2005)
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| • Total | 1,064,456 |
| • Density | 92.353/km2 (239.192/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
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
Images for kids
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Vessel from Kahak, Qom, dated mid-first millennium BC.
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The Jamkaran mosque is a popular pilgrimage site for Shia Muslims
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Qom Seminary
See also
In Spanish: Provincia de Qom para niños
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