Kermanshah is the center of namesake province. It is located 1420 meters above the sea level at the gateway of Zagros Mountains and has a short height; it is the only passage through to the cities. Kurdistan Mountains 561-Km from Tehran. According to most historical documents, Bahram IV, his epithet Kermanshah set up to county.

Bahram IV ruled the vast Sassanid territory since 388 AD through 399 AD. Under the rule of his father. Bahram was he governor of Kerman state located in South-East of old Iran (Persia), thus he was known theShah (king)of Kerman or in other word "Kermanshah ". He inherited the Sassanid throne after Shapur III. During the Abbasid dynasty (900 AD), Kermanshah, Hamedan, Rey and Isfahan were the four big Iranian

PLACES OF INTEREST:  

1.Tagh-e-Bostan: The bas-reliefs at Taq-e Bostan (Arc of the Garden), 6 km northest of Kermanshah, are, with one exception, the only Sassanian rock corving outside Fars Province; they are also the latest of Sassanian carving. The first one you come to is a majestic bas-relief depicting the investiture of Artaxerxes II, at the same time celebration a victory over the Romans, by the deity Ahura Mazda to the right and Mitras, holding a Symbolic sacred bunch of twigs, to the left. The next is a small arched recess carved out of the cliff in the 4th century AD, showing Shapur II and his grand-son (later Shapur III), created by the latter as a testament to his own dynastic credentials. The third is a larger grotto, with a lower panel depicting an armored figure holding a lance and seated on a now-headless horse, and an upper panel showing a royal investiture. The inner walls of this remarkable monument are decorated with reliefs of royal hunting scenes.The side-walls have scenes of a royal boar hunt and a royal deer hunt. Ladies of the court and musicians accompanied the hunting party. It is open more or less throughout the hours of daylight, but it is best to come in the mid-afternoon, after visiting the site at Bistoon.

2.Bistoon inscription: The Bistoon mountain stands some 32 km away from Kermanshah via the main road from the latter to Hamedan city, which itself follows the ancient caravan route along the bottom of a fine velvety fawn-colored cliff. On the roadside there are Achaemenian inscriptions and relief engraved high up (100 and 40-50 m above the ground)on the Bistun cliff, which attract the attention of tourists, travelers, and passers-by. Altogether twelve hundred lines of inscriptions (deciphered by Henry Rawlinson, British 1833-1834, and Dr.G. Cameron of Chicago university, in 1948) tell the story of the battles Darius had to wage in 521-520 BC against the governors who were trying to dismantle the Empire founded by Cyrus. The decisive battle took place on this site.

3. Kermanshah Jame' Mosque, Kermanshah:

This mosque is placed in Kermanshah city and is a relic from the late Zandieh period which in 1196 AH. was constructed appearently at the site of the former mosque by Alikhan Zanganeh, the governor of Kermanshah. What has remained from the mosque old building, is part of the pillared nocturnal area and the octagonal vestibule. The present nocturnal area, with the exception of the altar, has no special adornments. In the southwest corner of the building, are stairs which have been built for gaining access to the top floor that was perhaps used to be a part of
At the beginning and to the right hand side of the entrance, there are three inscriptions dating 1200 AH. The same is relevant to matters concerning the purchase, sale and endowments of the said mosque.

4. Emadoddoleh Mosque, Kermanshah:

This mosque is located in Kermanshah and is a relic from the Qajar period. The primary building of the Emadoddoleh Mosque was constructed in 1285 AH. This building which has been renovated in subsequent periods, is used as a school of religious sciences. The Emadoddoleh mosque has four porches, a portal, courtyard, nocturnal area with columns and various chambers. Page Contents
On the tile work of the porch there is an inscription with the name of Naseredin Shah, the founder, and the date of construction, i.e., 1285 AH. In the eastern porch of the courtyard is a wooden shelter. The entrance of mosque is through this eastern porch and is connected by a large wooden door to the goldsmith sector of the bazaar. According to narrations, the wooden door has been transferred from the sepulchre of Hazrat Ali to this mosque. The same is a remnant from the Safavid era.

5. Moavenol Molk Mourning Place, Kermanshah:

The mourning place and Hossainieh of Moavenol Molk comprises of 3 buildings such as the Abbasieh, Hossaineh and Zeinabieh, located in the city center of Kermanshah. The Tekieh has 2 courtyards and a building in the center. The Hossainieh walls are covered and adorned with beautiful multi colored tiles. Portraits of great personalities of the times have been painted by delicate paint brushes and attractive colors on the tiles. The subject of some of these tile works are related to the historical and mythological episodes besides religious traditions such as: Hazrat Soleiman, the Karbala and Ashoura events, and tales of Rostam and Sohrab.

6. Kermanshah Museum:

The said aggregate in one of the religious and historical structures of the Qajar period granted to the then Ministry of Culture by the family of Moavenol Molk.. A major portion of this edifice has undergone repairs by the cultural Heritage Organization with impressions or portraits of clergies and mystics. It comprises of three sections named as Hosseinieh, Zeinabieh and Abbasieh. The Abbasieh section with tile-work walls, adorned with paintings of scientists, mystics, poets and kings comprises of two floors. The second floor is devoted to the anthropology museum. The first floor is the archaeological section of the museum.

7.Kermanshah Bazaar, Kermanshah :

One of the noticeable and important buildings of Kermanshah is its large and ancient market (bazaar), and its primary structure is related to the Qajar period. This bazaar is adorned in a splendor style. The goods available here are: local colored apparel, handicrafts like: giveh (a local foot-ware), shoes, carpet, Kilim, wooden kitchenware, leather and felt and hand-woven articles.Kermanshah is also the most nature trade route between Europe and Baghdad and it is well known with handicrafts such as: engraving, carving, molding, clim (coarse carpet), Jajim ( coarse), wooden decoration.

The other places of interest around Kermanshah are as follows:

8.Statue of Hercules: The tablet of Darius I is high up on the side of the cliff over the village of Bistun which stands to a large pool. Below the tablet is a staircase up to a platform, from which you can see a shallow recess containing an inscription in Greek and a rather worn mid-second century BC sculpture of Hercules (Heracles) on the back of a lion.

9. Sarab Niloofar Wetland, Kermanshah:The Niloofar Sarab (wetland) is located 30 km. northwest of Kermanshah and in THE Kermanshah - Kouzran road. This wetland has a large pool covered with lotus flowers. The same is a recreational area, besides which fishing is also possible here.

10.Temple of Anahita at Kangavar: This is one of the architectural Monuments of ancient Iran, with its history going back to the Parthian Period (200 BC), recently unearthed at Kangavar, 90 Km to the east of Kermanshah, and on Hamedan-Kermanshah road. There is lot of sites to visit such as:

* Kohneh-Pol (old bridge) * Takht-e-Shirin * Jaame Mosque * Bistoon Cave

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