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  Kermanshah, Iran
Kermanshah is one of the 30 provinces of Iran.
Its capital Kermanshah is situated in 47° 4´ east longitude and 34° 18´ north latitude located in the middle of the western part of Iran.The population of the city is 690 000.
During the reign of Hormizd IV and Khosrau I of Sassanids, Kermanshah was at the peak of its glory.
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 Iranian Cities: Kermanshah
Kermanshah is one of the ancient cities of Iran and it is said that, "Tahmores Divband", a mythical ruler of the Pishdadian had constructed it.
During the reign of Qobad I and Anoushirvan Sassanid, Kermanshah was at the peak of its glory.
Concurrent with the Afghan attack and the fall of Esfahan, Kermanshah was destroyed due to the Ottoman invasion.
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 Kermanshah City
During the reign of Qobad I and Anushirvan Sassanid, Kermanshah was at the peak of its glory.
Kermanshah is the capital of the Kermanshah province and is located at a distance of 526 km.
Kermanshah located in the middle of the western part of Iran, Kermanshah province covers an area of 2443.25 sq km.
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 Kermanshah   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Kermanshah has numerous caravansaries that crowded semiannually with shiite pilgrims to Karbala, Iraq.
Considering the historical monuments found in Kermanshah, it was very glorious in the Achaemenid and Sassanian eras and was highly regarded by the kings of those times.
This vast temple was built of enormous blocks of dressed stone with an imposing entrance of opposed staircases which may have been inspired by the Apadana in Persepolis.
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 Kermanshah - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kermanshah was conquered by the Arabs in A.D. 640 and called the town Qirmasin (Qirmashin).
Under Seljuk rule in the 11th century, it was, and still is, a major cultural and commercial centre in Western Iran and the southern Kurdish region as a whole.
Kermanshah played an important role in Mashrota Movement in Qajar period and Republic Movement in Pahlavi period.
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 KERMANSHAH
The capital of Kermanshahan Province, in an altitude of 1,630 m above sea level, Kermanshah is 525 km to the southwest of Tehran.
Modern Kermanshah is an important agricultural and a burgeoning industrial center~ In the surrounding country fruit of many kinds is grown; another local product is sugar beet.
Kermanshah is best avoided in winter, but the climate is very pleasant for most of the rest of the year.
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The climate of Kermanshah province is considered a mountainous region with the magnificent Zagros mountain range.
Kermanshah is historically very important, as one of the first people to build houses after cave-dwelling era were the inhabitants of this region who have left behind numerous signs of civilization, namely the first sun-dried bricks for buildings, which have been left behind in Kermanshah's Tappeh-Assiab, Harsseen's Gain, Darreh.
The 1500-hectare marsh is 32 km distant from Kermanshah.
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 Kermanshah Province - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kermanshah (Persian: كرمانشاه; Kurdish: Kirmaşan) is one of the 30 provinces of Iran.
The distance between Kermanshah and Teheran is 525 km.
Concurrent with the Afghan attack and the fall of Isfahan, Kermanshah was destroyed due to the Ottoman invasion.
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 Kermanshah
Located in the middle of the western part of Iran, Kermanshah province covers an area of 24434.25 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.
Considering the historical monuments found in Kermanshah, it was very glorious in the Achaemenid and Sasanian eras and was highly regarded by the kings of those times.
Kermanshah airport, having regular flights between Kermanshah, Tehran and other provinces, is an important centre for transportation.
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 SalamIran - Province of Kermanshah
The capital of Kermanshahan Province, in an altitude of 1, 630 m above sea level, Kermanshah is 525 km to the southwest of Tehran.
Kermanshah Museum is located in Dr Shari’ati Avenue, Shahid Haddad-e Adel Street, in a famous building called Takyeh Mo’aven ol-Molk (locally known as Hosseinieh), which is one of the historical monuments from the Qajar period.
Use the opportunity of staying in Kermanshah to try some of the excellent rice cakes (nan-e Berenji) for which the town is known.
www.salamiran.org /CT/provinces/kermanshah.html   (2642 words)

  
 Kermanshah   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Kermanshah, a cargo ship, was built in 1910 by Northumberland Shipbuilding Co., Newcastle, England; taken over by the Navy from her owner, Kerr Navigation Corp., New York, 1 August 1918; and commissioned at New York 3 August, Lt. Comdr.
Kermanshah departed New York 17 August in convoy for Bordeaux, France, with a cargo of general Army supplies.
Kermanshah decommissioned 5 March and was turned over to the USSB for return to her owner the same day.
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 KERMANSHAH rugs Kermanshah carpets Kurdish rugs Antique Kurdish Persain rugs Oldcarpet.com Information about oriental ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
KERMANSHAH rugs are one of the nicest and quality carpets.Prepare yourself to pay $4-$10 Per Square Feet (PSF) for nice carpet from KERMANSHAH.
KERMANSHAH is the trade center for a rich agricultural region that produces grain, rice, vegetables, fruits, and oilseed.
Considering the historical monuments found in KERMANSHAH, it was very glorious in the Achaemenid and Sassanians eras and was highly regarded by the Persian kings of those times.
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 Kermanshah Apartments for rent Kermanshah apartment rentals, Kermanshah furnished apartments to rent.
Kermanshah Apartments for rent Kermanshah apartment rentals, Kermanshah furnished apartments to rent.
Kermanshah apartment rentals and houses for rent are posted daily by Kermanshah owners, property managers and roommates.
Kermanshah apartment rentals, sublets, rooms and potential Kermanshah renters have not been screened, verified or evaluated.
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 kermanshah
Located in the middle of western part of Iran Kermanshah province covers an area of 24434.25 sq kms.
Kermanshah province consist of ten cities: the largest one is Kermanshah which is the capital.
kermanshah city is the capital of kemanshah province which from palaeolithic time to the present, this district has been the home of many people.
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 Kermanshah - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Kermanshah was founded by the Sassanids in the 4th cent.
It was captured by the Arabs in the 7th cent.
Nearby are the famed Behistun Inscriptions and notable Sassanian rock reliefs.
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 Kermanshah Hosting Iranian and European Archeologists
Tehran, 1 November 2006 (CHN) -- Iranian and European archeologists will get together in a conference in Kermanshah which is due to start this morning to exchange ideas and information regarding the latest archeological findings in the western regions of Iran.
This period which falls between 8000 and 6000 BC was the time when humans chose to live in clusters and formed villages and abandoned their cave dwelling habits.
According to ICHTO's director of the Archeology Research Center, archeology of western Kermanshah is highlighted in many of the papers submitted to the secretariat of the conference and this is why this city was chosen to host this international event.
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 Discovery of Kermanshah's  Largest Partho-Sassanid Fire Temple - CAIS Archaeological & Cultural Daily News of ...
This is the first fire temple which has been discovered in the vicinity of Kermanshah city.
This fire temple is 14.5 in 14.5 square meters alongside an adjacent of 5 in 14.5 square meters.
There is also an irrigation channel belonging to the Parthian era near to the fire temple, which archaeologists have not found the relation of this channel with the fire temple yet.
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 Defence of the Sunnah is more superior than Jihaad in the path of Allaah.There is no compulsion for a person to accept ...
In December 1996 the Western Iranian city of Kermanshah was racked by violent anti-regime demonstrations by the Sunni population of the city.
FDI was the first organization outside of Iran to report on the disturbances in Kermanshah earlier this month.
FDI is also concerned by recent statements by Hojjat-ol eslam Mohammad Hussein Masoumi Rad, the Friday Prayer leader for the Shiite Muslim population of the city of Kermanshah, who blamed the riots on Sunni Muslim fanatics and outside agitators, calling them "enemies of religion." Such inflammatory and divisive comments can only engender further violence.
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 موسسه گردشگری استان کرمانشاه.....Kermanshah Tourist Informatiom....www.kermanshah-tourism.ir
This city take 1/45 persent of the hole country that it is 18 th city in the country with a view to measurement With a view to political distribution, this city is
Kords are one of the oldest Aryan tribes in Iran that live in mountain regions and in the west Iran desert for example they live in kermanshah.
Only nine kilometers from Kermanshah city, there is Tagh-e-Bostan village with signs left in it from the Sassanid period (266 - 651 AD).
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 kermanshah tapetes KERMANSHAH alfombras BAKHTARAN,Oldcarpet.com,Tapetes Persas Originales   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Las alfombras de KERMANSHAH tienen diferentes tamanos y la mayoria de ellos son medianos (4x6 a 8x10 pies) tambien puede encotrar tapetes grandes hasta de (10 x 18 pies).
KERMANSHAH tiene una poblacion de 624,084 basada en el censo de 1991.
KERMANSHAH es el centro de comercio de una region abundante en agricultura que produce granos,arroz, vegetales, frutas y semillas de aceites.
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 Kermanshah   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
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.
The most well-known mountains of Kermanshah are Kooh-e-sefid, Paru, Bazi Deraz.
In the suburbs of Kermanshah, relic surviring from circa 900 BC on the hill of Ganj Darreh (a district of Hersin) and Three catacombs dating back to the Median age, near Deh-Nou, Ishaqvand village, are very impressive.
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 kermanshah
Kermanshah is one of the ancient cities of Iran and it is said that, "Tahmores Divband", a
Kermanshah was at the peak of its glory.
Considering the historical monuments found in Kermanshah, it was very glorious in the
www.asemangasht.com /kermanshah.htm   (622 words)

  
 Iranica Tours, Iranian Tour Operator
An important station on the ancient trading route to Baghdad, Kermanshah is by far the largest and busiest city in this part of Iran while there is little to see in the city itself, Kermanshah is the perfect place to base yourself while exploring the mid-western region of the country.
Its vulnerable position has always rendered it liable to incursions it was captured by the Arabs in 649, invaded by the Seljuqs in the 11th century and then sacked by the Mongols in the early 13th century.
After several centuries of relative peace and prosperity, Kermanshah's strategic position on the road to Baghdad attracted very heavy Iraqi missile and bomb attacks during the Iran-Iraq war and the rubble is still plain to see.
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 Big Fire Temple Discovered in Kermanshah
Tehran, 31 October 2005 (CHN)-- Archaeological excavations behind Shian Dam of Kermanshah province led to the discovery of a big fire temple of Iran belonging to Parthian-Sassanid era.
Previous to the discovery nobody was aware of the existence of such a fire temple in Shian village.
"During the excavations for salvation of the historical site behind Shian Dam in Kermanshah, in one of the near residencies of the dam, a fire temple belonging to Pathian-Sasanid era was discovered, which was unknown until know.
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 Kermanshah, Iran, Pictures
Kermanshah, formerly Bakhtaran, city in western Iran, capital of Kermanshah Province, in the Karkheh River valley.
Founded in the 4th century, Kermanshah has long been an important market center by virtue of its position on the caravan route from Hamadan to Baghdad.
East of the city are the cliffs that bear the Behistun inscription, which became the key to deciphering several ancient Middle Eastern writings.
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 Kermanshah News
A gay Iranian man was hanged in public on Tuesday in the western city of Kermanshah on the charge of sodomy, according to website Iranfocus.
In response to a request by the administrators of Kermanshah's urban railway construction project to continue their construction activities, the Cultural Heritage and Tourism Department of Kermanshah province...
Ruins of Chahar-Qapou Temple in Qasr-e Shirin, Kermanshah province Historical relics unearthed during one-year of excavations in Chahar-Qapou historical monuments, including Khosrow Palace, Shirin Palace and...
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 CHN | News
On the other hand, while the authorities of Kermanshah’s Transportation Organization have approved the project of the city train, according to Siamak Khadivi, head of Taq-e Bostan project, it is still on its initial process and has not been formally announced.
The deputy of Kermanshah’s Transportation Organization has confirmed that the project is in its initial phase and its path can be changed provided that an agreement be reached with the other parties.
The Taq-e Bostan (Bostan Arch) is situated 5 kilometers from of the city of Kermanshah, capital of Kermanshah province, western Iran.
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 Neanderthals Lived in Iran's Kermanshah Caves - Persian Journal Culture Archaeological History Art Archaeology cutlural ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The joint team was to continue its studies on other Paleolithic caves in Kermanshah province, but as the term of the agreement has reached an end, the French team have returned back home.
This team is to resume its activities in March 2006 in prehistoric caves in Kermanshah province if the agreement is renewed for an extended term.
Martarik cave, which is in fact a small geomorphological chamber of 80 square meters area, is situated 30 kilometers northeast of Kermanshah town, the capital of the province, on the flank of Bistoun Mount.
www.iranian.ws /iran_news/publish/article_15192.shtml   (489 words)

  
 Ostad Elahi : Life : Chronology
Haj Ne’mat is appointed as the intendant of Vakil od-Doleh, lord and governor of the province of Kermanshah.
Chief Justice of the District Court of Kermanshah and Member of the Land Restitution Commission.
Court of Appeals Judge in the province of Kermanshah.
www.ostadelahi.com /english/life/html/chronology.html   (722 words)

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