Kermanshah Province

Kermanshah (Persian کرمانشاه / k ʲ ː ermɔ nʃɔ ː h /, Kurdish Kirmaşan ) is one of the 31 provinces in Iran. Capital is the city of Kermanshah.

In the province of 1,879,385 people ( 2006 census ), 1,902,760 (2009) The area of ​​the province covers 24,998 square kilometers. The population density is 75 inhabitants per square kilometer.

Geography

The province is located in the west of Iran, on the border with Iraq. In Kermanshah live mainly Kurds, but also a number of lures. Among the Kurdish Sorani languages ​​, Südkurdisch and Gorani are common. The most important Kurdish tribe of the province are the Kalhor.

The capital city of Kermanshah (also: Kirmaschan ) and the province contributed after the Islamic Revolution the name Bachtaran, but now is the old form of the name again in use.

Administrative divisions

The Kermanshah province is broken down as follows:

Attractions

The inscription of Behistun is one of the most famous archaeological sites in the region. The inscription is located at an altitude of 1300 m in the mountains. The inscription is written in three languages ​​- Old Persian language, Elamite language and Akkadian language - and tells of the deeds of King Darius I. In the vicinity there are three Parthian reliefs, of which one assumes that they are the oldest Parthian reliefs at all. They are not as well preserved.

Taq -e Bostan - sitting is a Indian relief, which is located six kilometers from Kermanshah. Near the reliefs a mountain river flows into a small lake. A relief showing the Sassanid king Khosrau II in the hunt. Another relief from the 19th century shows the Qajar ruler Fath Ali as judges.

The Temple of Anahita is located in Kangavar. It dates from the time of the Seleucids.

Kurdish poets of the province

Well-known Kurdish poets were born in the province. These include:

  • Mustafa Besarani (1642-1701)
  • Khana Qubadi (1700-1760)
  • Sarhang Almas Khan ( mid 18th century )
  • Sheyda Hewramí (1784-1852)
  • Muhammad Wali Kermashani (1901 -? )
  • Shami Kermashani ( Shamurad Mushtaq ) ( 1927 - )

Source: Kirmashan.com

The British Nobel Prize in Literature in 2007 Doris Lessing was born in 1919 in Kermanshah.

Universities

  • Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences
  • Razi University
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