This mosque is located in the Javanshir Square of Kermanshah and dates back to the Qajar period and was built by Mohammad Ali Mirza Dowlatshah in the years 1221-1237 AH. In recent years this mosque has been repaired, comprising of separate nocturnal areas for men and ladies along with a courtyard. This mosque is known as Haj Abu Torab Mosque and its name is revealed on the inscription on the facade of the mosque.
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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 ...
Asengaran Cave – Kermanshah
This cave is situated to the north west of the Poraw Mountain in a gorge called Tang Kouh, 22 km. of the Kermanshah - Sanandaj Road. The Asengaran Cave has 4 wells to the depths of 4, 8, 16 and 36 m. Its third and fourth wells are interconnected. ...
Kermanshah Museum – Kermanshah
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 ...
Parau Cave – Kermanshah
Parau or Paru (meaning full of water) is the name of a cave at 3050 meters height in Parau Mountain which is located twelve meters from the north east of Kermanshah City among Taq-e Bostan Mountain and Bistun Mountain and in the south of an area ...
Taq-e Bostan – Kermanshah
Taq-e Bostan series is one of the unprecedented historical monuments in Iran and the world which is the first stone animation in the world with fine reliefs of the Ancient Iranian greatness and glory. Taq-e Bostan (“Taq wa San” in Kermanshah ...
Peraw Mountain – Kermanshah
The mountainous region of Peraw in the northeast of Kermanshah has an area of about 1,020 sq. km. It consists of various mountains such as Taq Bostan , Bistoon Peraw (3,257 m), Kamar Kabood peak (2,916 m) of the Chaleh Zand Mountains. The most ...
Statue of Hercules – Kermanshah
Statue of Hercules is sculpted out of stone at the eastern-western highway of Silk Road or Great Khorasan Road in the World Heritage Area of Bistoon near Kermanshah. This statue was built in Seleucid period. Building this statue was concurrent with ...
Local and Regional Foods – Kermanshah
In urban and rural areas and among the tribes of Kermanshah different types of local food can be seen. Out of which we can point out soups, side dishes, broth and different breads, different kinds of Aash, Koofteh Berenji, Khamkoo, Shami Kabab, ...
