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Fordo

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Also known as Fordu, Fordow

Fordo (, or ) is a village in Fordo Rural District, within the Fordo District of Kahak County, Qom province, Iran. It is the administrative center of its district and lies approximately 42 km south of the city of Qom, in a mountainous area between the Hasan Aqa and Fordo peaks.

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Place details

Locality
دهستان خاوه
Region
استان قم
Country
ایران
Population
839
Timezone
Asia/Tehran

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79US AQIModerate
PM2.5
26.7 µg/m³
PM10
58.8 µg/m³
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Key facts

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Village
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Iran
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Country
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Iran
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Province
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Qom
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County
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Kahak
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Fordo
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Rural District
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Fordo
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Metric
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2016
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839

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is a village in Fordo Rural District, within the Fordo District of Kahak County, Qom province, Iran. It is the administrative center of its district and lies approximately 42 km south of the city of Qom, in a mountainous area between the Hasan Aqa and Fordo peaks.

== Name == The name Fordo is derived from the Persian word ferdows (), meaning "paradise." The name Fordo is sometimes used to refer to the Fordow Uranium Enrichment Facility, a highly secure nuclear site operated by Iran. However, the actual Fordo village lies around 35–40 km south of Qom, while the enrichment facility is located roughly 30 km north of Qom.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Fordo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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