Qom (all images)

Qom (Ghom) is located at the edge of the Kavir-e-markazi desert, 125km south of Tehran and 230 north of Isfahan. The city is major Shia religious centre in Iran and is considered the second holiest city in Iran after Mashhad. Qom is home to the Hazrat-e-Masoumeh shrine (aka Fatima Masumeh shrine), a huge complex with beautiful decorations, golden domes and minarets. Qom has 1.1 million inhabitants and is a regional industrial centre.


01 First inner court and iwan	02 First inner court	03 Fountain	04 Inner court with fountain	05 Minaret	06 Imam and pilgrim


07 Women in black chador	08 Women in black chador	09 Imam	10 Gold green iwan	11 Golden roof


12 Golden roof on iwan	13 Golden roof	14 Second inner court	15 Blue iwan


16 Second inner court	17 Second inner court	18 Golden dome and minarets


19 Minarets	20 Golden dome and minaret	21 Minarets	22 Minaret	23 Islamic patterns	24 Exit


25 Fatima Masumeh shrine at dusk	26 Men entrance at dusk	27 Men entrance	28 View of shrine from Astane square	29 View of shrine from Astane square


30 Fatima Masumeh shrine at dusk	01 Road Kashan to Qom	02 Minarets of Imam Hassan mosque	03 Minaret of Imam Hassan mosque	04 Imam Hassan mosque


05 Astane square	06 Imam Hassan mosque	07 Shop on Astane square	08 Astane square


09 Imam Hassan mosque	10 Imam Hassan mosque	11 Dried fruits shop	12 Dried fruits shop	13 Dates and honey shop

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