Qom

Qom ( pronunciation (help·info)) (Persian: قم‎‎) is the eighth largest city in Iran. It lies 125 kilometres (78 mi) by road southwest of Tehran and is the capital of Qom Province. At the 2016 census its population was 1,151,672[1] (957,496 at the 2006 census, in 321,144 families),[2] comprising 545,704 men and 528,332 women. It is situated on the banks of the Qom River.