Azam Mosque
The Azam Mosque of Qom, also known as the Qom A'zam Mosque and as the Hazrat Fatimah Mosque, is a Shi'ite mosque located in the city of Qom, in the province of Qom, Iran.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
- Type: Mosque
- Description: mosque in Qom, Iranian national heritage site
- Also known as: “Azam Mosque of Qom”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Holy Shrine of Fatima Masoumeh and Sheikhan cemetery.
Holy Shrine of Fatima Masoumeh
Mosque
Photo: Mahdi Fathi Arjmand, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Fatima Masumeh Shrine is the mausoleum of Fatima bint Musa, located in Qom, Iran. Qom is considered one of the holiest cities in Shia Islam along with Najaf, Karbala, Mashhad, Samarra, Kadhimiya, and Kufa.
Sheikhan cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Kasir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sheikhan cemetery is the second historical cemetery in the Islamic world and one of the oldest cemeteries in Qom, Qom Province, Iran which is located near the Fatima Masumeh Shrine. Sheikhan cemetery is situated 280 metres east of Azam Mosque.
Imam Hassan al-Askari Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Imam Hasan al-Askari Mosque, also known as the Imam Hassan Al-Asgari Mosque or simply, the Al-Askari Mosque, is a Twelver Shi'ite mosque and mausoleum, located in the city of Qom, in the province of Qom, Iran. Imam Hassan al-Askari Mosque is situated 540 metres northeast of Azam Mosque.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Qom.
Qom
Photo: Fabienkhan, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Qom is the capital of Qom province, Iran. It is also the capital of Qom County and its Central District. It is the seventh largest metropolis and the seventh largest city in Iran.
Azam Mosque
- Categories: cultural property, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Qom, Central Iran, Iran, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.64244° or 34° 38′ 33″ northLongitude
50.8784° or 50° 52′ 42″ eastLevels
3Open location code
8H6GJVRH+X9OpenStreetMap ID
way 323644053OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q12242689
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Uzbek—“Azam Mosque” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مسجد الأعظم”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مسجد الاعظم”
- French: “mosquée Azam de Qom”
- French: “Mosquée Azam de Qom”
- Persian: “مسجد اعظم (قم)”
- Persian: “مسجد اعظم قم”
- Turkish: “Kum Azam Camii”
- Uzbek: “Qum Azam masjidi”
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