Qom Province
Qom
Irans heilige Seminarstadt der goldenen Kuppeln und des Safran-Sohan
7 Highlights · tippen Sie auf einen PunktQom ist eine der heiligsten Städte des schiitischen Islam und das weltweit größte Zentrum schiitischer Gelehrsamkeit, erbaut um den goldkuppeligen Schrein der Fatima Masumeh, der Schwester von Imam Reza, die hier 816/817 n. Chr. starb. Rund 140 km südlich von Teheran am Rand der iranischen Zentralwüste gelegen, zieht die Stadt jährlich schätzungsweise 20 Millionen Pilger und Theologiestudierende aus über 80 Ländern an. Neben ihren Seminaren (Hawzas) ist Qom landesweit berühmt für Sohan, eine spröde Karamellsüßigkeit mit Safran und Pistazien, die in den Basaren rund um den Schrein verkauft wird.
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Shrine of Fatima Masumeh (Hazrat-e Masumeh)
Golden-domed shrine of Imam Reza's sister; Iran's second-holiest pilgrimage site. Burial place of Fatima Masumeh (d. 816/817 CE), with a gilded dome (1803), Safavid iwan and minarets, three courtyards, prayer halls and a museum across a ~38,000 sq m complex. The spiritual and physical heart of the city.
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Jamkaran Mosque (Saheb al-Zaman Mosque)
Vast blue-tiled mosque tied to the awaited Imam Mahdi, 6 km southeast of Qom. Founded c. 984 CE after villager Sheikh Hassan ibn Muthlih's reported vision of Imam Mahdi. A magnet for Twelver Shia devotion (millions of pilgrims yearly), with the Sahib al-Zaman courtyard and the famous 'well of requests'; busiest on Tuesday evenings.
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Imam Hasan al-Askari Mosque
Qom's oldest mosque, facing the shrine across Astane Square. Dating to the 9th century, it is the oldest mosque in the city; its tiled dome forms a visual counterpoint to the Masumeh shrine complex at the opposite end of Astane Square.
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Grand Bazaar of Qom
Traditional covered bazaar near the shrine for sohan, carpets and crafts. The commercial heart of the old city, lined with sohan confectioners, carpet and pottery merchants, textiles and spice stalls; the prime place to buy Qom's edible souvenirs and silk carpets.
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Feyziyeh Seminary (Madreseh-ye Feyziyeh)
Historic flagship seminary adjacent to the shrine, cradle of modern Shia learning. One of the most important and historically significant hawzas in Qom, central to the 20th-century revival of Shia scholarship and to Iran's modern religious-political history; courtyard architecture beside the shrine.
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Howz-e Soltan Salt Lake
Mirror-like seasonal salt lake ~40 km north of Qom off the Tehran highway. Iran's 'largest natural mirror,' famed for sky reflections on its salt-crusted surface; a popular photography and sunset stop on the Tehran-Qom road, with salt harvesting in summer.
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Jameh Mosque of Qom (Atiq/Friday Mosque)
Historic congregational mosque with old brick iwan, away from shrine crowds. Qom's historic Friday mosque, with foundations and an iwan reflecting medieval Persian mosque architecture; a quieter heritage stop showing the city's pre-Safavid fabric.