One day in Qom, Iran

A day through Qom’s best-known sights that lie close together: Azam Mosque of Qom, Fatima Masumeh Shrine, Imam Hasan al-Askari Mosque, Jameh Mosque of Qom, Chehel Akhtaran Mosque and Imamzadeh Ali ibn Jafar (Qom). 6 stops, about 3.3 km between them in straight lines; the streets make it longer.

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The route

  1. Azam Mosque of QomMosque · On the map
  2. Fatima Masumeh ShrineTemple or shrine · 0.1 km on from Azam Mosque of Qom · On the map
  3. Imam Hasan al-Askari MosqueMosque · 0.6 km on from Fatima Masumeh Shrine · On the map
  4. Jameh Mosque of QomMosque · 1 km on from Imam Hasan al-Askari Mosque · On the map
  5. Chehel Akhtaran MosqueMosque · 0.6 km on from Jameh Mosque of Qom · On the map
  6. Imamzadeh Ali ibn Jafar (Qom)Temple or shrine · 0.9 km on from Chehel Akhtaran Mosque · On the map

6 stops, 4.6 km on foot along the streets: about 55 min of walking.

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Photo credits

Pictures from Wikimedia Commons, through each place’s Wikidata entry.

Good to know

  • Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
  • The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
  • Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.

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