: a city that is the center of religious worship and traditions
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The Fordow facility, considered ground zero of Iran's nuclear program, is built deep underground near the holy city of Qom and has been enriching uranium to 60 percent purity, approaching weapons-grade levels.—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 June 2025 The secretive, heavily guarded complex built close to the holy city of Qom has been fueling speculation about its true nature and size since it was first made public in 2009.—Vasco Cotovio, CNN Money, 17 June 2025 One of its primary facilities is at Fordow, which is buried more than two hundred feet under the Zagros Mountains, near the holy city of Qom.—Robin Wright, New Yorker, 16 June 2025 Set some 1,500 years ago, the drama revolves around a disgraced warrior who redeems himself by defending the holy city of Mecca from foreign raiders.—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 11 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for holy city
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