The head of Qom Municipality Terminals Organization says Park and Ride systems are fully ready to provide services to pilgrims and travelers on June 4/5, noting 400 buses will be sent from Qom to Tehran on the demise anniversary of Imam Khomeini (RA).
At the entrance of the city, with the cooperation of the servants of the holy shrine, a good program for pilgrims was held, which we appreciate the cooperation of the General Directorate of Communications and International Affairs and the municipality cultural organization, he stated.
After holding meetings in the governor’s office, accompanied by the traffic police and municipality services staff in districts 1, 2, 5 and 3, and the deputy for municipal services, we visited the parks and parking lots of Jamkaran, and the necessary arrangements were made for the pilgrims to attend, he added.
This year, people from different cities such as Hamedan, Isfahan, Markazi, Tehran and Alborz will come to Qom in caravans to travel to the shrine of Imam Khomeini, and 400 buses will be sent from Qom to Tehran, he asserted.
Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Rouhollah Mousavi Khomeini, better known as Imam Khomeini, passed away on June 4, 1989, at the age of 87. Iranians and devotees of Imam Khomeini, the revered founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, every year commemorate the anniversary of his departure.
Also, The mourning ceremonies for Imam Khomeini coincide with the anniversary of June 5, 1963 protests, which are remembered as a prelude to the revolution’s victory. The protests broke out after Imam Khomeini was arrested for delivering a historic speech in the holy city of Qom, where he lambasted the “capitulation law” granting immunity to Americans on Iranian soil.