Kermanshah
Kermanshah (, ; .) is a city in the Central District of Kermanshah province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. The city is from Tehran in the western part of the country. The 2016 National Census measured the population of the city as 946,651 (2025 estimate 1,117,000). Kermanshah is widely recognised as the largest Kurdish-populated city in Iran and one of the most significant urban centres of Kurdish culture in the region. The Kurdish dialect of the city, known as Kermashani, belongs to the Southern Kurdish branch of the Kurdish language family.
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Kermanshah is a major city in western Iran that serves as the capital of Kermanshah province, with a population of roughly 1.1 million people as of 2025. It is widely recognized as Iran's largest Kurdish-populated city and an important center of Kurdish culture, with its own distinctive Kurdish dialect called Kermashani.
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31 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Prehistory
- Sassanid Kermanshah
- Islamic era
- Modern history
- Demographics
- Population
- Language
- Religion
- Climate
- Main sights
- Taq-e Bostan
- Behistun
- Qajar era monuments
- Bazaars
- Churches
- Higher education
- Schools
- Notable people
- Arts
- Music
- Politics and military
- Sciences
- Sports
- Gallery
- See also
- Notes
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Kermanshah (, ; .) is a city in the Central District of Kermanshah province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. The city is from Tehran in the western part of the country. The 2016 National Census measured the population of the city as 946,651 (2025 estimate 1,117,000). Kermanshah is widely recognised as the largest Kurdish-populated city in Iran and one of the most significant urban centres of Kurdish culture in the region. The Kurdish dialect of the city, known as Kermashani, belongs to the Southern Kurdish branch of the Kurdish language family.
==Etymology== "Kermanshah" derives from the Sasanian era title Kirmanshah, which translates as "King of Kerman". This title was held by the son of Shapur III, Prince Bahram, who was bestowed with the title upon being appointed governor of the province of Kirman (present-day Kerman Province). Later, in 390, when he had already succeeded his father as Bahram IV Kirmanshah (388–399), he founded the city and his title was applied to it, i.e. "(City of the) King of Kirman".