Kermanshah is the capital of Kermanshah province in western Iran, about 525 kilometers west of Tehran. The 2016 census recorded 946,651 residents in the urban area and 1,083,833 in the metropolitan area. The city was founded in 390 AD by the Sasanian ruler Bahram IV, whose title King of Kerman gave the city its name, and it flourished as a cultural and commercial center, notably under Seljuk rule in the eleventh century. Nearby sites include the Sasanian rock reliefs of Taq-e Bostan and the Behistun Inscription, a UNESCO World Heritage Site important for the decipherment of cuneiform script.
Facts
Founding Year Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Kermanshah (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)Quote, P1082 (population)
population 946,651 (2016)
2. Kermanshah (Wikipedia)
Infobox: established_date
390 AD
Infobox: elevation_m
1350
- In Group: Cities of Southern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
View the Source3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 34.25, 47.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 34.25, 47.25
34.25 47.25 Csa
4. GeoNames: Kermanshah - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 128226, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)Quote, cities500 record 128226, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
34.31417 47.065 P PPLA IR 13 621100 1392 Asia/Tehran
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