Qum
Britishnoun
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A day later, the United States, Britain and France revealed intelligence that showed that Iran was building a secret uranium enrichment facility in a mountainside near the holy city of Qum.
From New York Times • Sep. 13, 2018
Iran, too, has taken preparatory actions, erecting new perimeter fences around its underground enrichment plant at Qum.
From Time • Feb. 28, 2013
But the focus for Mr. Brennan would be the deep underground site at Qum, where Iran is producing the fuel that is closest to bomb grade.
From New York Times • Jan. 9, 2013
A student revolutionary during the Shah's reign, Kadivar enrolled in the Shi'ite seminary in the holy city of Qum after Ayatullah Ruhollah Khomeini came to power, spending 17 years there as a student and teacher.
From Time Magazine Archive
Hated, in disgrace, he was banished to the city of Qum.
From Memorials of the Faithful by `Abdu'l-Bahá
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