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Qom  (km) also Qum (km)
A city of west-central Iran south-southwest of Tehran. It has been a Shiite Muslim center since early Islamic times and a pilgrimage site since the 17th century. Population: 959,000.

Qom [kɒm], Qum, Kum
n
(Placename) a city in NW central Iran: a place of pilgrimage for Shiite Muslims. Pop.: 777 677 (1996)


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Iran made similar assurances to the IAEA in September 2008, only to admit a year later that it had been secretly building the facility at Qom since the second half of 2007.
The resolution calls on Iran to "suspend immediately" construction at the Qom site and to explain the plant's purpose and the chronology of its construction.
Summary: TEHRAN (FNA)- UN nuclear inspectors on Thursday visited Iran's recently announced Fordo nuclear enrichment plant near the city of Qom for a second time in three weeks, diplomats said.
 
 
 
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