Qom

Summary

Qom is a city of Iran^[1]. Qom ranks in the top 0.63% of city_of_iran entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,311 views/month, #7 of 1,113).^[2]

Key Facts

• Qom is located in Central District^[3].
• Qom is in the country of Iran^[4].
• Qom's head of government is recorded as Morteza Saghaeiannejad^[5].
• Qom's instance of is recorded as city of Iran^[6].
• Qom's official language is recorded as Persian^[7].
• Qom's twinned administrative body is recorded as Baalbek^[8].
• Qom's twinned administrative body is recorded as Konya^[9].
• Qom's twinned administrative body is recorded as Karbala^[10].
• Qom's twinned administrative body is recorded as Najaf^[11].
• Qom's twinned administrative body is recorded as Santiago de Compostela^[12].
• Qom's twinned administrative body is recorded as Karachi^[13].
• Qom's postal code is recorded as 37100^[14].
• Qom's Commons category is recorded as Qom^[15].
• Qom's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:30^[16].
• Qom's local dialing code is recorded as 0251^[17].
• 805 marks the founding of Qom^[18].
• Qom's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 34.64, 'lon': 50.87638888888889}^[19].
• Qom's official website is recorded as https://qom.ir^[20].
• Qom's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Qom^[21].
• Qom has a population of {'amount': '+1201158'}^[22].
• Qom's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[23].
• Qom's capital of is recorded as Qom County^[24].
• Qom's capital of is recorded as Qom Province^[25].
• Qom's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fa', 'text': 'قم'}^[26].
• Qom's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Qom^[27].

Body

Geography

Qom is in the country of Iran^[4]. Qom is located in Central District^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Qom covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+123.073'}^[28]. Qom sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+935'}^[29]. Qom has a population of {'amount': '+1201158'}^[22].

Designation and Status

Qom's instance of is recorded as city of Iran^[6].

History and Context

805 marks the founding of Qom^[18].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Qom include Qom rug^[30], a rug style^[31], in Iran^[32], founded in 1930^[33].

Why It Matters

Qom ranks in the top 0.63% of city_of_iran entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,311 views/month, #7 of 1,113).^[2] Qom has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] Qom is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for Qom include Qom rug^[30], a rug style^[31], in Iran^[32], founded in 1930^[33].