Qom

or Qum

[ koo m ]

/ kʊm /

noun

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

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Examples from the Web for qom

Influential clerics from the holy city of Qom opposed and blocked the move and Ahmadinejad gave in.
Iran Won’t Let Women Watch The World Cup|IranWire|June 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I know that the Green Wave has established contacts with members of the clergy in Qom and Teheran.
Bernard-Henri Lévy on Mansour Osanloo and Regime Change in Iran|Bernard-Henri Lévy|March 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He specifically said the power lines from Qom to the Shahid Ali Mohammadi complex at Fordow “were cut using explosives.”
Who’s Sabotaging Iran’s Nuclear Program?|Eli Lake|September 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST
In 2009, the Obama administration exposed such a facility carved into a mountain outside of the Shiite holy city of Qom.
U.S., Israel Discuss Triggers for Bombing Iran’s Nuclear Infrastructure|Eli Lake|December 28, 2011|DAILY BEAST

The leader of Al Wefaq, Ali Salman, studied in the Iranian seminaries of Qom in the 1980s.
Bahrain Opposition No Pawn of Iran’s Mullahs, Shiite Leader Says|Eli Lake|November 10, 2011|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for qom

Qom

Qum or Kum

/ (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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