
Kermanshah
Welcome to Kermanshah
A former stop on the royal-road to Baghdad, Kermanshah is a melt of a Kurdish and Lorish population which is known for its nearby historical attractions. The city is located in a mountainous area. Many pilgrims rest here before continuing their trip to the holy Shia cities of Karbala and Najaf. Enjoy the busy visited restaurants next to Taq-e Bustan with the glowing red-rock scenery behind.
What to do in Kermanshah?
Kermanshah is not the first city people think about for going to. But in fact, this city has a great ancient history and there’re numbers of historical highlights to find here!
Go to Taghe Bostan and visit this Sassanid complex. Especially at night it’s a beautiful scenery when the place is lighted. And surround the place you will find many cosy restaurants in a green environment.
Then go to Moaven Almolk Tekkieh and enjoy its tilework. Also different museums can be visited until your time here. Like the Museum of Traditional Martial Art and The Zagros Paleolithic Museum, which contains rich collections of stone tools and animal fossil bones from various Paleolithic sites in Iran.
Afterwards take a ride to Bisotun registered world heritage complex and immerse into Pre-Islamic Persian heritage from Achaemenids, Selucians, and Sassanids and also Ilkhanid and Safavi inscriptions and Caravanserai from Islamic era. Bisotun is located along the ancient trade route linking the Iranian high plateau with Mesopotamia, on a one hour drive from Kermanshah.
Also the bazaars of Kermanshah are really worth it visiting, there’re two main bazaars from two different ethnics groups. So do we have the Kurds Bazaar or (Tarikeh Bazar) - In this shopping center all kinds of jewelry and some special cookies like ‘Nan Berenji Kaak’ and ‘Naan Khormaei’ which are the famous souvenirs of Kermanshah are sold. And the
The Yahoudi-ha Bazar (Jewish Bazaar) or (Islami Bazar) - It is one of the oldest markets in Iran from Qajar period(1785-present) in which you can find traditional clothes, the Kurdish traditional cloth, you can also find lots of dried plants and the bazaar is easily found when walking in the street due to the strong smell of the spice. In the past, this shopping center belonged to the Jews.
Kermanshah is not the first city people think about for going to. But in fact, this city has a great ancient history and there’re numbers of historical highlights to find here!
Go to Taghe Bostan and visit this Sassanid complex. Especially at night it’s a beautiful scenery when the place is lighted. And surround the place you will find many cosy restaurants in a green environment.
Then go to Moaven Almolk Tekkieh and enjoy its tilework. Also different museums can be visited until your time here. Like the Museum of Traditional Martial Art and The Zagros Paleolithic Museum, which contains rich collections of stone tools and animal fossil bones from various Paleolithic sites in Iran.
Afterwards take a ride to Bisotun registered world heritage complex and immerse into Pre-Islamic Persian heritage from Achaemenids, Selucians, and Sassanids and also Ilkhanid and Safavi inscriptions and Caravanserai from Islamic era. Bisotun is located along the ancient trade route linking the Iranian high plateau with Mesopotamia, on a one hour drive from Kermanshah.
Also the bazaars of Kermanshah are really worth it visiting, there’re two main bazaars from two different ethnics groups. So do we have the Kurds Bazaar or (Tarikeh Bazar) - In this shopping center all kinds of jewelry and some special cookies like ‘Nan Berenji Kaak’ and ‘Naan Khormaei’ which are the famous souvenirs of Kermanshah are sold. And the
The Yahoudi-ha Bazar (Jewish Bazaar) or (Islami Bazar) - It is one of the oldest markets in Iran from Qajar period(1785-present) in which you can find traditional clothes, the Kurdish traditional cloth, you can also find lots of dried plants and the bazaar is easily found when walking in the street due to the strong smell of the spice. In the past, this shopping center belonged to the Jews.
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