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Qom is a city in Iran. It is located 156 kilometers (97 mi) by road southwestern side of Tehran and is the capital of Qom Province. The estimated population of the city was around 1,042,309 in 2005. It is located on the banks of the Qom River. The city is considered holy by Shi`a Islam, as it is the site of the shrine of Fatema Mae’sume, sister of Imam `Ali ibn Musa Rida. The city is the biggest center for Shi’a scholarship in the world, and is a vital destination of pilgrimage. The city has a theological center and the Fatima al-Masumeh Shrine are main features of the provincial capital of Qom province. Another very famous religious site of pilgrimage previously outside the city of Qom but now more of a town is called Jamkaran. It nearness to Tehran, Iran’s capital, has permitted the clerical establishment easy access to monitor the affairs and decisions of state. Many grand ayatollahs hold offices in both Tehran and Qom; many people simply commute between the two cities as they are only 100 km apart.