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Qom

Capital of Theology
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sacred site — dress code
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Qom holds the shrine of Fatima Masumeh and some fifty seminaries, which makes it the intellectual capital of Shia Iran and a city where the clerical class is the local profession. Non-Muslims may enter the courtyard but not the shrine; dress conservatively, expect to be asked why you came, and understand that the conversation is usually genuine curiosity.

Restricted by faith Non-Muslims may enter the courtyard but not the shrine.
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