Kermanshah

Bisotun Harsin Kermanshah Vipemo

Kermanshah

KERMANSHAH

Kermanshah city is the capital of Kermanshah province, in west of Iran. it’s located 525 km (327 mi) from Tehran the capital of Iran. The major part of people speaks Kurdish. Kermanshah has a moderate and mountainous climate. In this article we listed 3 of the top tourist attractions of Kermanshah and Iran.

Brief Introduction

Kermanshah is the capital of Kermanshah Province in western Iran. The attractive landscapes, rich culture with unique villages and many element of antiquity in Kermanshah makes it one of the cradles of prehistoric cultures in Iran. Literally, Kermanshah means “the king of Kerman” and it has taken its name from a Sasanid king who was called Kermanshah.

 

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS

Taq_Bostan Kermanshah VipemoTAQ BOSTAN

Taq Bostan is a series of large rock reliefs in the heart of the Zagros Mountains in Kermanshah Province, Iran. It is considered as one of the 30 surviving relics from the Sassanid Empire. The reliefs present a complex of culture, custom and history and tell many stories from power projection and religious tendencies to game and fighting scenes and festivities.

 

 

Bisotun Harsin Kermanshah VipemoBEHISTUN INSCRIPTION

On a limestone cliff at Mount Behistun in western Iran, Kermanshah Province, there is a multilingual inscription and large rock relief (15×25). It is written in three different cuneiform script languages (Old Persian, Elamite, and Babylonian). The inscription describes a sequence of events happened after the deaths of Cyrus the Great and the rock relief tells a story of conquered people who are lining before Darius I the Great, the conqueror.

 

Tiling_of_Takieh_Moaven_ol-Molk KermanshahTEKYEH MOAVEN AL-MOLK

This historical place dates back to Qajar era and is basically a mourning site for Shia Muslims. The tile works of this complex are very exclusive and picturing the Islamic era warriors, the battle of Karbala and the pictures of Iranian kings such as Achaemenid kings and also, Persepolis. The colors used in art works of Tekyeh are 100% natural.

 

 

 

 

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