Qum
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9.2
- proper noun
- The city of Qum is considered one of the holiest places for Shiite Muslims.
- the holy city of Qum
- the city of Qum
Examples
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The village of Qum.
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The inhabitants of Qum (which was something of a holy city) were exempt from taxation, and madrasahs were built near the Qum shrine.
Academic text (1993) -
The inhabitants of Qum (which was something of a holy city) were exempt from taxation, and madrasahs were built near the Qum shrine.
Academic text (1993) -
Use a virus to attack Iran's computers and army computers, destroy their satellites, command and control sites, and attack QUM as the mullahs will hide at their shrines and use it to make fatwas.
Blog text (27) -
From Qum, the Ayatollah Daryaei, the religious leader of Iran and long an enemy of everything Americans did, railed against all unbelievers, consigning each and every one to his personal version of hell, but translation made understanding difficult for American viewers, and his grandiloquent ranting was cut short.
Fiction book (1991) -
Many pilgrims travel to Qum each year to visit its renowned religious sites.
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In Qum, there are numerous seminaries where Islamic scholars are trained.
Synonyms
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8.9
A city in northwestern Iran that is an important pilgrimage site for Shiite Muslims
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Qum is the name of a city in Iran and comes from Persian; it is famous as a holy place and a centre for Shiite pilgrims. A helpful way to remember Qum is to think of its short, strong name as a sign of a sacred destination where many people go for faith.