Where is KERMANSHAH (BAKHTARAN)? Tagh-e-Bostan Sassanians,400 AD KERMANSHAH KERMANSHAH (BAKHTARAN) is located in the west of IRAN. KERMANSHAH has 624,084 population based on 1991 census. KERMANSHAH 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. ARCH BOSTAN KERMANSHAH Kurds form the majority of the population. KERMANSHAH was founded by the Sassanids in the 4th cent. A.D. and became a secondary Persian 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 Bisuton Inscriptions and notable Sassanians rock relieves. Evidence indicated that this province has been the home of man since the Paleolithic and Neolithic age. 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. There are major historical site: Arch Bostan Tagh-e-Bostan Hercules Status Peru Cave Temple of Anahita Hercules Status KERMANSHAH Kurds, Lors, Arabs and Turks are propels living in this province. In addition to the inhabitants of the towns and villa-gees, there are many nomadic societies throughout the province. The predominant language is Farsi but other languages are also spoken. The climate in KERMANSHAH province is temperate. Apart from the western border regions of the province which neighbor Iraq, other parts of KERMANSHAH are climatically influenced by the factors of height, moist, western currents, and the direction of mountain hills. The average annual rainfall in KERMANSHAH is 300 to 500 millimeters. The precipitation is often in the form of rain and in cold seasons in the form of snow. Cold weather usually starts in mid-December and continues until March. The regions of: Qasr-e-Shirin Zahab Sumar Naft Shahr and in other words, the whole border strip have warm weather.

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