center of Shii learning in Iran

An indigenous group, living principally in the east of Formosa and Chaco provinces. The word means "people" in their language.

Qom (Persian: قم, also known as Q'um or Kom) is a city in Iran and the Qom (River) flows through the town. It lies 97 miles by road south-west of Tehran and is the capital of Qom Province.