Qom
as an urban settlement existed in the pre-Islamic ages. Architectural
discoveries indicate that Qom was a residential area from the 5th
millennium BC. Pre-Islamic remaining relics and historical texts point to the
fact of Qom being a large regional city. Kum was known to be
the name of this ancient city, thus, the incoming 7th century Arabs called
it Qom during the conquests of Iran.
