Qom
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Qom is a major Iranian city renowned as a leading center of Shia Islamic scholarship, pilgrimage, and religious authority.
Aliases (2)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
city
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holy city → |
| administrativeDivisionType |
county-level city
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| associatedWith |
Iranian clerical establishment
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| capitalOf |
Qom Province
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| climate |
semi-arid climate
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| country |
Iran
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| demographics |
predominantly Shia Muslim population
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| distanceFromTehran |
approximately 140 km south
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| economy |
religious publishing and education
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religious tourism → services related to pilgrimage → |
| educationalInstitutionType |
Islamic seminary (hawza) network
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| governedBy |
municipality of Qom
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| hasFeature |
dense concentration of Shia scholars
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large number of religious students → significant influence on Shia jurisprudence → |
| hasFunction |
jurisprudential training for Shia clergy
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religious publishing → theological education → |
| hasLandmark |
Islamic seminaries
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Shrine of Fatima Masumeh → numerous mosques → |
| hasReligion |
Twelver Shia Islam (majority)
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| knownFor |
Shia clerical establishment
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production of religious literature → religious schools and madrasas → role in Iranian religious politics → seminaries (hawzas) → shrine of Fatima Masumeh → |
| language |
Persian
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| locatedIn |
Qom Province
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central Iran → |
| locatedOn |
Qom River
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| partOf |
Islamic Republic of Iran
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| pilgrimageSite |
Shrine of Fatima Masumeh
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numerous Shia mausoleums → |
| religiousSignificance |
important pilgrimage destination
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leading center of Shia Islamic scholarship → major center of Shia Islam → |
| religiousStatus |
one of the most important Shia centers worldwide
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| roleInIran |
center of Shia religious authority
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important in formation of religious leadership → influential in clerical training → |
| timeZone |
Iran Standard Time
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| timeZoneDST |
Iran Daylight Time (when observed nationally)
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| transportConnection |
major highway link to Tehran
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railway connection to Tehran and central Iran → |
Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Tehran Province
("Qom Province")
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borders |
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marja'iyya
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geographicCenters |
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Qom
("municipality of Qom")
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governedBy |
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Islamic world
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hasCulturalCenter |
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Iranian Revolution
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location |
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Grand Ayatollah
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typicalLocation |
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Iran Standard Time
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usedInCity |