The specialized library on Islam and Iran, Qom

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The Specialized library on Islam and Iran was established on 1995 in Qom, Iran. This library contains resources, especially in the field of History of Iran and History of Islam. The library is the first specialized history library in Iran and the largest specialized history library in the Middle East. ()

Coordinates: 34°37'26"N, 50°52'44"E

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The specialized library on Islam and Iran – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Fatima Masumeh Shrine, Azam Mosque of Qom, Mar'ashi Najafi Library, Qom Seminary.

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Mosque, Temple
Fatima Masumeh Shrine, Qom
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Mosque
Azam Mosque of Qom, Qom
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Library
Mar'ashi Najafi Library, Qom
27 min walk • The Ayatollah Marashi Najafi Library, in Qom, is the third largest library in Iran, after the Central Library of Astan Quds Razavi, and the Library of Parliament, as well as being the world's third largest Islamic library, with more than 250,000 books, 25,000 of them online.
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Universities and schools
Qom Seminary, Qom
31 min walk • The Qom Seminary is the largest Islamic seminary in Iran, established in 1922 by Grand Ayatollah Abdul-Karim Haeri Yazdi in Qom. It trains Usuli scholars.