Kermanshah

Kermanshah or Kermashan (Persian: کرمانشاه, Kermānshāh; Kurdish: کرماشان, Kirmaşan), is the capital city of Kermanshah Province, in Iran, in Iranian Kurdistan. Kermanshah is the largest Kurdish city in Iran. The city is 525 km from Tehran in the western part of Iran and it is about 120 km from the border of in Iraq. Kermanshah has a continental climate.

The estimated population of the city was 822,921 in the year 2005. The majority of the population speak a Kurdish language as well as the Persian language. The religion of the people is diverse, but there are more Muslims than any other religion.

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Kermanshah Media

A view of Kermanshah in mid.-19th century- toward south, Farokhshad Mt. and Wasi Mt. are visible at background
Clay human figurine (Fertility goddess) Tappeh Sarab, Kermanshah, c. 7000-6100 BCE, Neolithic period, National Museum of Iran
Hellenistic-era depiction of Bahram as Hercules carved in 153 BC
Anahita on the left as the patron yazata of the Sassanian dynasty behind Emperor Khosrau Parviz with Ahura Mazda presenting the diadem of sovereignty on the right. Taq-e Bostan.
jame shafeiee mosque, kermanshah, iran
Khaje barukh house, kermanshah city, kermanshah province, iran
Interior of the second room of Zagros Paleolithic Museum.