Kermanshah

A city, that is located in the western part of Iran. Its population was 851,405 in 2011. This city, which is the majority of the population speaks Kurdish is called Kermanshah. The city has a moderate and mountainous climate. It is the largest Kurdish-speaking city in Iran. Most of the inhabitants are Shia Muslims, but there are minorities such as Sunni Muslims, Yarsanism and so on.

attractive city

History

In ancient Iranian mythology, construction of the city is attributed to Tahmuras, the third king of Pishdadian dynasty. It is believed that the Sassanids have constructed this city and Bahram IV gave his name to this city (he was called name of this city, meaning king of Kerman). It was a glorious city in Sassanid period about the 4th century AD when it became the capital city of Persian Empire and a significant health center serving as the summer resort for Sassanid kings. In AD 226, following a two-year war led by the Persian Emperor, Ardashir, against "Kurdish" tribes in the region.

This city was conquered by the Arabs in 640 AD. Under Seljuk rule in the eleventh century, Kermanshah became the major cultural and commercial center in western Iran and the southern Kurdish-inhabited areas as a whole. The Safavids fortified the town, and the Qajars repulsed an attack by the Ottomans during Fath Ali Shah's rule (1797–1834). It was occupied by Ottomans between 1723–1729 and 1731-1732. After the revolution in 1979, the city was named Ghahramanshahr for a short period of time, and later the name of the city as well as the province changed to Bakhtaran, apparently due to the presence of the word "Shah" in the original name. Bakhtaran means western, which refers to the location of the city and the province within Iran.


Attractions

This city has numerous tourist attractions as well as historical places like: Taq-e Bustan, Takieh Mo’aven ol-Molk, Biglar Beigi Tekyeh, Covered Bazaar, Masjed-e Jameh and Ehmad Dohla Mosque. The most famous site is Taq-e Bustan, that inscribed into the base of a towering cliff, these extraordinary Sassanian bas-reliefs of ancient victorious kings divide opinions.

 

About ethnic kurd

The term "Kurd" was used as a social term, designating Iranian nomads, rather than a concrete ethnic group. The word became an ethnic identity in the 12th and 13th century. Within the dynasty known as the House of Kayus remained a semi-independent kingdom lasting until AD 380 before Ardashir II removed the dynasty's last ruling member.

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