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Qum

British  
/ kʊm /

noun

  1. a variant of Qom

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Iran, too, has taken preparatory actions, erecting new perimeter fences around its underground enrichment plant at Qum.

From Time • Feb. 28, 2013

One such facility, outside Qum, was revealed by President Obama and the leaders of France and Britain in 2009, though it appears that Israel played a major role in detecting that facility.

From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2011

But he said that “Iran continued to conceal nuclear activities,” including its effort to construct a secret enrichment facility near Qum.

From New York Times • Nov. 8, 2011

A student revolutionary during the Shah's reign, Kadivar enrolled in the Shi'ite seminary in the holy city of Qum after Ayatullah Ruhollah Khomeini came to power, spending 17 years there as a student and teacher.

From Time Magazine Archive

Abdu’l-Karím at Qum in presence of a numerous company.

From A Traveler’s Narrative by `Abdu'l-Bahá