Qom (irn)

Qom

Qom ranks 1,663rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bloemfontein, Opava, and Pori. Memorable people born in Qom include Hassan-i Sabbah, Ismail II, and Musa al-Sadr. Memorable people who died in Qom include Hussein-Ali Montazeri, Fatimah bint Musa, and Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai. Qom has been the birth place of many religious figures and politicians and the death place of many religious figures and politicians. Qom is located in Iran.

Qom, also Romanized as Ghom, Ghum, or Qum, is a city in the Central District of Qom County, Qom province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. It is the seventh largest metropolis and also the seventh largest city in Iran. The city is 140 km (87 mi) to the south of Tehran, and on the banks of the Qom River. Read more on Wikipedia