The region now called Qom province, located to the south of Tehran, has been inhabited by man since pre Islamic times.
Qom is another important holy city in Iran the holy shrine of Hazrate
Masomeh is located in this city.
Islamic institutes of higher education called Madrasah, especially the one called Hawzeh-e-Elmiyyeh-e- Qom.
Imam Khomeyni the leader of the Islamic Revolution and many other honorable Ayatollahs have educated and taught here.
This Madrasah had a major contribution to the Islamic Revolution.
SOWHAN, a kind of candy made of flour, honey and pistachios is traditional candy of Qom.