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Located in the middle of the western part of Iran
and in an altitude of 1630m above the sea level,
Kermanshah is 525km to the south west of Tehran.
Being a populous city of about 650,000 inhabitants,
mainly Kurds, Kermanshah stands on the great highway
that connects Baghdad and the west with Iranian
plateau.
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Taq - e Bostan |
Evidences indicated that this part of Iran has been
the home of man since the Paleolithic and Neolithic
period. Therefore since that time, it has been the
home of many people. According to historical
documents, it has been always an important centre.
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 time. In the Islamic period,
especially during the Safavid dynasty, it made great
progress.
The construction of city attributed to Tahmores
Divband, a mythical king of the Pishdadian dynasty.
Some attribute it to Bahram the Sassanian. During
the reign of Qobad I and Anushirvan Sassani,
Kermanshah was at the peak of its glory.
Considering its great antiquity and its various
historical monuments, this city can represent a
remarkable part of the history of Iran.
There are a lot of historical and natural
attractions in and around Kermanshah, namely:
Kermanshah Museum and bazaar, Taq-e Bostan, the
famous relief of Darush the Great in Bistun, Anahita
temple in Kangavar, Sarab-e Niloofar (lotus Swamp),
Cave of Qori Qal’eh and etc. |
