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Tehran

capital of Iran

111km

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Isfahan

capital of Isfahan Province in Iran

204km

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Hamadan

Hamadan is one of the oldest cities in Western Iran, and some believe the world.

263km

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Yazd

capital city of Yazd Province, Iran

464km

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Sights (6)

Fatima Masumeh Shrine

The Holy Shrine is the burial place of "Fatema È Massumeh". Also buried within the shrine are three daughters of ninth, Twelver Shī‘ah Imām, Muhammad at-Taqī. Women must wear a chador to enter. Foreigners need to be accompanied by a free guide.

329m

34.641750.879

Qom Seminary

A place where devout Muslims gather to meet and hear speeches from the religious leaders.

421m

34.641450.88

Jamkaran

The mosque is reserved for Muslims only.

6.1km

34.5844444450.9075

University of Religions and Denominations

10km

34.5566666750.81611111

Kashan

city in Iran

86km

33.9833333351.43333333

Dizin

(Persian: دیزین) – one of the highest ski resorts in the world, two hours north of Tehran. Great powder snow, cheap prices and few international visitors makes this is a great place for a ski holiday.

141km

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Qom

Iran
Someday we will visit Qom or begin to dream about going there! However, for now its not on our radar. Let us know in the comments if you think that should change!

Qom

Qom is a holy city between Tehran and Isfahan. Qom is 120 km from Tehran.

Qom, the capital of Qom province, is located 125 kilometers south of Tehran, on a low plain. The shrine of Fatimeh Masumeh, the sister of Imam Reza, is located in this city, which is considered by Shiʿa Muslims holy. The city is located in the boundary of the central desert of Iran (Kavir-e Markazi). At the 2011 census its population was 1,074,036, comprising 545,704 men and 528,332 women.

The present town of Qom in Central Iran dates back to ancient times. Its pre-Islamic history can be partially documented, although the earlier epochs remain unclear. Excavations at Tepe Sialk indicate that the region had been settled since ancient times (Ghirshman and Vanden Berghe), and more recent surveys have revealed traces of large inhabited places south of Qom, dating from the 4th and 1st millennium BC. While nothing is known about the area from Elamite, Medes, and Achaemenid times, there are significant archeological remains from the Seleucid and Parthian epochs, of which the ruins of Khurha (about 70 kilometres or 43 miles southwest of Qom) are the most famous and important remnants. Their dating and function have instigated long and controversial debates and interpretations, for they have been interpreted and explained variously as the remains of a Sasanian temple, or of a Seleucid Dionysian temple, or of a Parthian complex. Its true function is still a matter of dispute, but the contributions by Wolfram Kleiss point to a Parthian palace that served as a station on the nearby highway and was used until Sasanian times.

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Climate

Average temperatures

Jan

10.2°C-1.9
Precipitation: 25.4 mm

Feb

13.6°C0.6
Precipitation: 20.5 mm

Mar

19.1°C5
Precipitation: 27.7 mm

Apr

26°C10.5
Precipitation: 20.2 mm

May

31.8°C15.4
Precipitation: 10.4 mm

Jun

37.9°C20.2
Precipitation: 2.3 mm

Jul

40.3°C23.4
Precipitation: 0.7 mm

Aug

39.4°C21.2
Precipitation: 0.3 mm

Sep

34.9°C15.6
Precipitation: 0.8 mm

Oct

27.7°C10.3
Precipitation: 6.2 mm

Nov

18.9°C4.1
Precipitation: 14.3 mm

Dec

12.2°C-0.1
Precipitation: 19.4 mm
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