Palangabi (Palang Abi) Mountain – Qom

A section of Qom province, specially the vicinity of the Qamar Rood village lies within the limits of the National Desert Park. The same is almost a virgin area, with valuable specimens of wildlife and various herbal species in the country. The Kavir National Park is an example of desert and arid...

Yazdan Panah’s house is located in the cotton garden neighborhoods of Qom, and it is from the late Qajar and Early Pahlavi eras. Yazdan Panah’s house of Qom has an outstanding Iranian architecture design. This building is located near the ancient bazar, the oldest neighborhood for the deals and...

within 6 km. to the east of Qom, and near the tomb of Hadi Gorgabi Jamkaran is a cypress tree. The same is also famously known as the Hadi Mehdi cypress. Being 500 years old, is to the girth of 3 m. and rises to an elevation of 13 m.

This river takes its source in the wetlands of Haft Emarat, Bollaq Jak, Abbas Abad and Panjeh Ali in the borders of Arak, before flowing into the township of Arak. After irrigating lands here, and following an east-west direction, it enters the township of Tafresh. After gaining water from other...

The said house in the city of Qom is a simple double storeyed structure, along with a basement and a south-facing courtyard. The hall to the east was the venue of speeches by the Imam when he was residing there. The building dates to the early current century, and now is considered a valuable...

The above mentioned school is located near the old square of the city, and due to the renovation and development of the city, is situated in Azar Avenue. The structure of this school is related to the early mid 9th century (830 AH.). The facade of this structure stands to an elevation of 12 m....

The same is in the Kehak Qahestan village, and at a distance of 24 km. from Qom. The present structure was constructed by the efforts of Shah Begum, the daughter of Shah Esmail. The said is the tomb of one of the descendants of Imam Moosa Kazem (AS). It is an irregular octagon externally, but...

The tomb of Fathali Shah is situated to the north of the old courtyard. This vault was repaired in the year 1245 AH., under his instructions. Its dome is an irregular octagon, and during the reign of Naseredin Shah the adornments of mirror work was changed to plaster work. The cornices are of...

After As’arians came to Qom, they destroyed Qom’s fire temple and instead established a mosque in this town which in fact was the first mosque of this town. Since old times, people of Qom believed that a part of today’s mosque was established by the order of Imam Hassan Asqari (praise be upon...

Have you ever heard of a natural mirror? Hovz-e (pond) Sultan salt lake which is also known by the name of Saveh Qom Lake and Shahi Lake is located in Qom province. This lake is the largest salt lake of Iran which when rain falls, because of its polished surface a mirror is created as large as the...

Tombs in Bagh-e Gonbad-e Sabz are related to the historical eras after Islam in the eighth century and are located in Qom, on Enghelab Street, on the corner of Golzar Shohada. This monument was registered in the list of Iran’s national monuments on 15th of Dey 1310 with registration number 129....

This Imamzadeh is the burial site of one of the descendants of Imam Sajad (AS) and is situated at a distance of 2 km. north of the village of Sarom Abad and 26 km. south east of Qom. Externally, the structure is made of stone and gypsum, and at a later date a porch was added to it. Internally, the...