Kermanshah Attractions

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, ...

Local Music and Dances – Kermanshah

Kurdish music, at first was epic and heroic. Verse-readers who were the most ancient Kurdistan composers were often illiterate. But since earlier centuries till today heroic stories have been converted to poem and composition accompanied with the ...

Mahidasht Village – Kermanshah

he Mahidasht sector which is the district of Kermanshah has two villages called Mahidasht and Chaqa Narges. The Shahr-e-Robat Village is the center of Mahidasht and is among rural areas with historical relics situated on a plain with the Merek river ...

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 ...

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.

Sarab Kangavar River – Kermanshah

The Sarab Kangavar River is 40 km. in length and takes its source from eastern slopes of the Amrouleh Mountains which is at a 75 km. distance northeast of Kermanshah. After passing the Hezar Khan Sarab, Khoram Abad Villages and… adjoins several ...

Protected Wildlife Zones and Hunting Sites ...

In the past, Kermanshah was one of the important wildlife zones of Iran. Engravings of the Taq-e-Bostan margin shows the aspects of this hunting ground. In the groves and highlands of the province, various types of birds both migratory and endemic ...

Peraw Cave – Kermanshah

This cave is located in the Peraw Mountain (Zagross Mountain Range), to the north of this province. The Peraw Cave is the largest calcareous cave in the world and its structure is related to the third period of geology. Inside the cave there are 26 ...

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 ...

Kermanshah Plains – Kermanshah

In between the mountains of Kermanshah there are narrow and wide plains formed by the accumulation of alluvium materials. The most important of them are: The plain among the Alvand heights and the Bid Sorkh Sahneh Mountains that is about 55 km. in ...

Imam Hassan Mineral Water Spring – ...

This spring is located in the township of Kermanshah and has less importance than the other springs.

Chal Abad Mountain – Kermanshah

The Chal Abad Mountains are located 50 km. northwest of Kermanshah. The same reach an elevation of 2,444 m. This mountain along with others such as, Vellari, Hashlan, Khurir, Hool Hool, and Khaqaneh form a small elevated area. The highest summit of ...

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. ...

Moavenol Molk Mourning Place – ...

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 ...

Kermanshah Jame’ Mosque – ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dowlatshah Mosque – Kermanshah

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Bisotun Inscription – Kermanshah

Bisotun Inscription is the greatest inscription in the world, the first known Iranian text and a relief from Achaemenid era (520 years BC.) located in Bistoon City, a suburb of Harsin City, 30 kilometers from Kermanshah and on the outskirts of ...

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 ...

Anahita Temple – Kermanshah

The famous structure known as the Temple of Anahita is located in the center of Kangavar City in Kermanshah Province on the way from Hamedan to Kermanshah. This monument is built on a natural hill with a maximum height of thirty two meters from the ...