Qom province
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Qom province
استان قم | ||
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Capital Qom | | |
Counties | 3 | |
Government | ||
• Governor-general | Mohammad Aghamiri | |
• MPs of Assembly of Experts | 1 Mohammad Momen 2 Mohammad Yazdi 3 Seyyed Mohammad Saeedi | |
• Representative of the Supreme Leader | Seyyed Mohammad Saeedi | |
Area | ||
• Total | 11,526 km2 (4,450 sq mi) | |
Population (2016)[2] | ||
• Total | 1,292,283 | |
• Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) | |
Time zone | UTC+03:30 (IRST) | |
Main language(s) | Persian | |
HDI (2017) | 0.816[3] very high · 7th |
Qom province (Persian: استان قم, Ostān-e Qom), pre-Islamic Komishan/Qomishan, is one of the 31 provinces of Iran with 11,237 km², covering 0.89% of the total area of the country. It is in the central part of the country, and its capital is the city of Qom. It was formed from part of Tehran province in 1995. At the time of the National Census in 2006 census, the province's population was 1,036,714, in 262,313 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 1,151,672 people in 320,977 households, of whom 95.2% resided in urban areas of the province.[5] At the 2016 census, the province's population had risen to 1,292,283 in 383,532 households.[2]
The province was designated as part of Region 1 following the division of Iranian provinces into 5 regions which took place on June 22, 2014, for the purposes of coordination and development.[1]
History
It was during the reign of the second caliph
During the persecution of the Alavids by the
On hearing of the demise of al-Ma'mun, the inhabitants of Qom revolted and were successful in overthrowing the representative of the Caliph in 831 CE. However, al-Ma'mun's successor,
In the
, the city received special attention, thus witnessing a revival once again.In the late 14th century, the city came under the plunder of
By 1503, Qom became one of the important centers of theology in relation to the
During the Afghan invasion, the city of Qom suffered heavy damages, and its inhabitants witnessed severe economic hardships. Qom further sustained damages during the reigns of Nader Shah, and the conflicts between the two households of Zandieh and Qajar in order to gain power in Iran.
In 1798, Qom came under the control of
The city of Qom thrived in the Qajar era. After Russian forces entered
Geography
The
Administrative divisions
Administrative Divisions | 2006[4] | 2011[5] | 2016[2] |
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Jafarabad County1 | — | — | — |
Kahak County1 | — | — | — |
Qom County | 1,036,714 | 1,151,672 | 1,292,283 |
Total | 1,036,714 | 1,151,672 | 1,292,283 |
1Separated from Qom County |
Cities
According to the 2016 census, 1,229,964 people (over 95% of the population of Qom province) live in the following cities: Dastjerd 1,525, Jafariyeh 9,387, Kahak 4,837, Qanavat 11,667, Qom 1,201,158, Salafchegan 1,390.[2]
City of Qom
Today, Qom is considered one of the focal centers of the
Qom has at times again been considered as a possible candidate for moving the political capital of Iran, as Tehran faces an increasing probability of an overdue major earthquake and is notorious for its pollution and traffic congestion. The conservative factions are favorable to this idea while the business and economic base of Tehran opposes any such moves.[citation needed]
In 2009 it was disclosed that a mountain range near Qom is the site of Iran's second
Politics
Qom province is a politically
Culture
Iran's Cultural Heritage Organization lists 195 sites of historical and cultural significance in Qom. The most visited sites are:
- 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 Masoumeh
Colleges and universities
- University of Qom
- Mofid University
- Islamic Azad University of Qom
- The Research Institute of Hawzeh va Daneshgah
- Computer Research Center of Islamic Sciences
- Imam Khomeini Education and Research Institute
- Qom University of Medical Sciences, (website)
- Qom's Feyzieh Seminary (called The Hawzah)
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Hoz Marreh Wetland
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Hoz Marreh Wetland
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Hoz Marreh Wetland
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Hoz Marreh Wetland
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Deyr-e Gachin Caravanserai
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Deyr-e Gachin Caravanserai
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Deyr-e Gachin Caravanserai
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Deyr-e Gachin Caravanserai
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Qomrud Castle
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Qomrud Windcatcher
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QaraTappeh Archaeological site
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Qomrud Castle
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Qom-Garmsar Road
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15 Khordad Dam
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Hoz Soltan Salt Lake
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Senjegan Dam
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Senjegan Dam Lake
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Senjegan Dam
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Senjegan Dam
Payam Noor University of Qom
References
- ^ a b همشهری آنلاین-استانهای کشور به ۵ منطقه تقسیم شدند
- ^ a b c d "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 25. Archived from the original (Excel) on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 25. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 25. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ISBN 978-0742510807.
- ^ Fallahi, Pontia. "The Best Things to See and Do in Qom, Iran". theculturetrip.
- ^ Bakhshi, Mahdi. "Hoz-e Soltan Salt Lake 'shadow of its former self'". mehrnews (English).
- ^ The biography of Hazrat Ma'sumeh (peace be upon her) tasnimnews.com Retrieved 4 Oct 2018
- ^ KhanMohammadi, Chahe-Araize-Jamkaran, Az Khorafeh Ta Wagheiyat, P. 162
- ^ The mosque of Jamkaran hawzah.net Retrieved 4 Oct 2018
- ^ Peter Kenyon (25 February 2016). "In Iran's Religious Heartland, An Enduring Distrust Of The US". NPR. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
Bibliography
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- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 945.
External links
- Qom's Cultural Heritage Organization (Archive)
- Governor of Qom website (in English and Persian)
- Qom university of medical science