Qom

or Qum

[ koom ]

noun

1. a city in NW Iran, SW of Teheran, on the Qom river.

Qom

/ kɒm /

noun

1. a city in NW central Iran: a place of pilgrimage for Shiite Muslims. Pop: 1 045 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

Their bodies were then taken to the holy city of Qom and to Tehran before the funeral.

From New York Times

The bodies of Mr. Raisi and of the others killed were then taken to the holy city of Qom and to Tehran, the capital, ahead of Wednesday’s events.

From New York Times

The bodies will travel on to the holy Shiite seminary city of Qom before traveling to Tehran later Tuesday.

From Seattle Times

After the events in Tabriz, the bodies of Mr. Raisi and the others killed in the crash are due to be taken to the city of Qom and then to Tehran, the capital, by the evening.

From New York Times

He would go onto the seminary in the Shiite holy city of Qom and later would describe himself as an ayatollah, a high-ranking Shiite cleric.

From Seattle Times