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Qom province

Coordinates: 34°38′44″N 50°52′47″E / 34.6456°N 50.8798°E / 34.6456; 50.8798
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Qom Province
استان قم
Map of Iran with Qom highlighted
Location of Qom within Iran
Coordinates: 34°38′44″N 50°52′47″E / 34.6456°N 50.8798°E / 34.6456; 50.8798
CountryIran
CapitalQom
Counties1
Area
 • Total11,526 km2 (4,450 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total1,064,456
 • Density92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+03:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+04:30 (IRST)
Main language(s)Persian
Shahsevens
Qomi

Qom province is one of the 30 provinces of Iran with an area of 11,237 square kilometres (4,339 square miles). About 2 million people live in the Qom province. The capital of the province is Qom.

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