The Qom site the IAEA inspectors are visiting is known here in Iran as Fordo, based on the word Ferdows, which is Persian for "paradise".
The village is believed to have had the largest percentage of fighters killed in the 1980-88 war with Iraq. It is located around 30 kilometers north of the holy city of Qom, carved into a mountainside.
The UN officials are entering what is one of the most heavily guarded facilities in Iran, surrounded by military installations including missile silos and anti-aircraft batteries; there's no doubt how seriously the Iranians are taking the protection of this plant.
The IAEA says its going to use all technical tools available to it to assess the site, but it's not clear how co-operative the Iranians will be. Spokesman of Iran's atomic agency Ali Shirzadian says they are here for "routine inspections," but there is nothing routine about their task. The world will be anxious to know what they discover.
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