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Kermanshah:
City, Kermanshah prov. north-western Iran, at an elevation of 1,630 meters .
Population : 600,000 (persons)
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Middle East, in Iran: 35°??´N 047°??´E |
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GMT + 3:30 |
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Mostly arid or semiarid |
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Province Area : 2443.25 sq km
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Center of the Province : Kermanshah
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Kermanshah - City
Kermanshah , city (1991 pop. 624,084), capital of Kermanshah prov., W Iran. It is the trade center for a rich agricultural region that produces grain, rice, vegetables, fruits, and oilseed. Manufactures include carpets, canvas shoes, textiles, refined petroleum, refined sugar, and other processed foods. Kermanshah has numerous caravansaries that are crowded semiannually with Shiite pilgrims to Karbala, Iraq. Kurds form the majority of the population. Kermanshah was founded by the Sassanids in the 4th cent. A.D. and became a secondary royal residence. It was captured by the Arabs in the 7th cent. Later it was a frontier fortress against the Ottoman Turks, who occupied it a number of times, including the period from 1915 to 1917. Nearby are the famed Behistun Inscriptions and notable Sassanian rock reliefs.
Ref: http://www.infoplease.com
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Kermanshah - Geography
Located in the middle of the western part of Iran, Kermanshah province covers an area of 2443.25 sq km.it os bounded on the north by the province of Kurdistan, on the south by the provinces of Lorestan and Ilam, on the east by Hamadan and on the west by Iraq. It is cold in the mountainous regions and mild in the plains. The most well-known mountains of Kermanshah are Kooh-e-sefid, Paru, Bazi Deraz. The Plains are in Kangavar, Sahneh and Islam Abad districts. These broad plains are watered by rivers such as Dinor, Khorram Rood, Gamasyab and Gharasu.) The mirages and several ponds such as Ravansar, Bistun and songhor are some of the impressive natural beauty of the province. The beauty of nature in Richap, Tag-e-Bostan and Bistun catch everyones eye.Cities Bistun-Tagh-e-Bousan-Javan Rood-Islam Abad-e-Gharb-Kangavar-Godin Tappeh-Sar Pol-e-Zahab-Songhor-Temple of Anahita-Ghasr-e-Shirin-Pol-e-safavi kooche-Gilan-e-Gharb-Customs-Souvenirs
Ref: http://greetings.irna.com/eturism/kermanshah/kermanshah2.htm
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Situation and access:
Provincial capital, Kurdestan Region. Altitude 1,630 meters. 200 km E of Khosravi (Iran/Iran border). 390 km to Baghdad on a good road. 590 km S-W of Tehran, via Hamadan (190 km) on a good road. 605 km South of Tabriz on a good road and 80km of track, via Sanandaj. 750 km north of Abadan on a very good road.
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Magnificent sights of Kermanshah:
- Bistun (700-330 BC - 32km from Kermanshah )
- Tagh-e Bostan (224-651 BC - 6km northeast of city)
- Kangavar
- Temple of Anahita (200 BC - 90km east of Kermanshah)
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