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Paveh

Paveh (Persian and Kurdish: پاوه) is a city in the Central District of Paveh County, Kermanshah province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. It is in a region called Hawraman.

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Settlement.official_name: Paveh
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_skyline: Paveh.mokhtar.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Paveh
Settlement.pushpin_map: Iran
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Iran
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Kermanshah
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Paveh
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Central
Settlement.population_as_of: 2016
Settlement.population_total: 25771
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.timezone: IRST
Settlement.utc_offset: +3:30

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History
Demographics
Language
Population
Geography
Location and topography
Climate
Landmarks
Rivers
Mountains
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==History== An old myth regarding the name of the city is that the Emperor Yazdgerd III sent his son named Pav to this area to renew his religious Zoroastrian faith. Both Persians and the local Gorans practiced Zoroastrianism during the Sasanian Empire from which this myth is derived.