Qom
Americannoun
noun
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Following ceremonies in Tehran, Khamenei's remains were transported on Tuesday to the clerical city of Qom, then Wednesday to neighbouring Iraq, before his burial on Thursday.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
On Tuesday, his body will be moved to Qom, to the south of Tehran, where a senior Shia cleric will lead funeral prayers at Jamkaran, one of Iran's most prominent and symbolic religious sites.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
He studied at religious seminaries in Mashhad before continuing his education in the holy Iraqi city of Najaf and the religious centre of Qom.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
After the Iraq war, Khamenei spent time in the city of Qom, where he was mentored by Ayatollah Mohammad Taghi Mesbah Yazdi, a radical cleric who is considered the spiritual father of Iran’s hard-liners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
Rugs from Qom always use a bit of turquoise, and the ones from Naein are ivory with light blue branches.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
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