Kermanshah travel guide
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Why go
Kermanshah, in Iranian Kurdistan, has some of the most important ancient monuments in the Middle East and a warm Kurdish hospitality.
Top sights
- Bisotun (UNESCO): Darius the Great's trilingual inscription, the key to deciphering cuneiform.
- Taq-e Bostan: Sasanian rock-cut arches with hunting and coronation scenes, beautiful at night.
- Tekyeh Moaven ol-Molk with Qajar tiles showing religious and royal scenes.
- The Anahita temple at Kangavar.
Nearby
The stepped Kurdish village of Palangan and the Hawraman valley.
Getting there
Buses from Hamedan (3 h) and Tehran; flights from Tehran.
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