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Qom (province) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 34 45 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 34.7500 decimal degrees |
Long: 051 00 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 51.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Qom is a province in central Iran, bordering the provinces of Tehrān, Eṣfahān, and Markazī. The province is a major center of Shi'ism because of the provincial capital's historical association with Fatimah, the sister of 'Ali ar-Rida. The province also houses the largest Islamic school in Irān. |
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Qom (preferred,C,V,display,Persian-Farsi-P)
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Qom, Ostān-e (C,V)
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Ostān-e Qom (C,V)
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اُستانِ قُم (C,V,Persian-Farsi)
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Ostān-e Qom (C,U,O,Persian-Farsi (transliterated)-P)
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Ostān-e Qom (Persian-Farsi)
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IR39 (C,U,FIPS)
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Īrān (nation) (P) |
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Qom (province) (P) |
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