kermanshah

Kermanshah province , land of heroes and generous people , is located in the west part of Iran, the people of Kermanshah are brave.

History of kermanshah
 

 Actually the history of Kermanshah goes back to several hundred years ago. the real history of Kermanshah goes back to prehistoric dates, but the Kermanshah which we can see today relates to the Sassanid era. the carvings on bisotoon and Taq bostan are remains of sassanid era, the other attraction of Kermanshah is Bistun reliefs which goes back to Achaemenid period. Some of the sculptures in the province date back to the Median state, where a group of Nomads lived and ruled the area before Arians came to Iran.
During the wars, kermanshah people had a significant role defending interior cities and one of the cities in the province which had a major role was Qasr-e Shirin , a historic city which its name repeated many times in epics and historic stories of Persian old countries.
Because Kermanshah is located in mountains, the weather is too cold in winter but very delicate in summers. In cold winters there is lots of snow that covers the peaks and in summer by melting the snow many seasonal rivers irrigate the lower lands. Because of this kermanshah has many green gardens and Kermanshah farmers export many fruits and farming products to other provinces of the country.

Tourism in kermanshah

Kermanshah is famous because of scenic beauties, it is located in the skirts of Zagros mountains and it is full of waterfalls and natural beauties and in spring because of melting snows all the trees are blooming and give and impression of new life .
Because of the huge numbers of local and international tourists, kermanshah people are rich and invest lots of money in the tourism Industry. you can find good hotels and strong infrastructure for the tourism industry and each year many international groups visit Kermanshah for cultural and scenic beauties of virgin mountains and flat lands of Kermanshah.
Bistun and Taq-e bustan are two cultural sites which attract many local and international tourists to Kermanshah province in spring and summer.
Kermanshah has natural resources which attract many tourists including hikers and adventurers. Each year many hikers from western countries visit Kermanshah to clime high peaks of Kermanshah province and each year more and more hikers added to the number of adventurers’ eager to experience adventuring Kermanshah province fortunately.
 because of its history many cultural and adventure tourists visit Kermanshah. Beside old history, Kermanshah is a very modern city. There are several new fashion cultural centers, shopping malls and recreational centers which attract many tourists to Kermanshah each year.
Kermanshah has an international airport and a complicated road system attaches Kermanshah to other cities of the country.
kermanshah people are very friendly and they love tourists. They are helpful in many cases and treat tourists like their family members.kermanshah people are very supportive and if a tourist needs help, they will help them.
kermanshah people are very strong and in old times defended their mother land against enemies confronting Iran.they are happy and love food and beverages. They have best Kebabs and roasted meet and they never forget tasty sweets and sherbets. In summer a cup of “Doogh”, a liquid mixture of sower yogurt and salt and water, refresh you and give you more energy to continue for the rest of day. their dairy products like butter and local honey is unbelievable.
Visiting Kermanshah is worth the money and time. If you have enough time, visiting Kermanshah is a must. You should visit Bistun and other sculptures to understand how important Kermanshah was in old history of Iran.
Visiting safavid caravanserai reminds you silk road and the importance of kermanshah iran in 16th century and visiting old bazaar of Kermanshah give you the sense of businessmen in old bazaars from china to Italy and Europe, so visiting Kermanshah is important and you can enjoy visiting Kermanshah province during visit of Iran.

culture and customs of kermanshah

Kermanshah people are happy and their outfit is colorful and shiny. Their men wear baggy pants and a shawl on head to protect them against cold winters and hot sunshine in summer.
Kermanshah Is famous about kermanshah rug and kermanshah carpet. Form old time people of Kermanshah produced kermanshah rugs and even today their women are weaving and producing high quality kermanshah rug and export it to other cities of Iran and other countries of the world. You can find the best quality rugs and carpets in Kermanshah oriental rugs gallery and you can buy kermanshah rugs straight from that gallery.
kermanshah people are happy and they have different festivals during the year. The most important festival in Kermanshah is Nowruz or new rooz , the first day of spring which is celebrated all around the country specially in Kermanshah. On this day, people of kermanshah iran wear new colorful clothing, they dance and play music and sing historic songs and celebrate the new born natural life in Kermanshah.
The music in Kermanshah is different and even their musical instruments are different too. They play “Shamshal” and “tanbur”.
Kermanshah is House of Tambur instrument and music players play tambur in many different events and festivals, in happy and sad events playing tambur is one of the basics of celebrations.
Because of vast pastures kermanshah people produce huge amount of dairies and their dairy products export to other part of country, Kermanshah cheese, butter, meat and cream is famous whole the country and there are many customers which looking for high quality food products of Kermanshah province whole the time.

How to arrange your itinerary?

Kermanshah has good infrastructure to serve individual and group tours, adding one to two days to your itinerary is enough to visit Kermanshah.
You can choose flight or road riding to approach Kermanshah city. But in normal situation road riding is recommended because of natural and scenic beauty of Kermanshah and neighbor regions.
There are several mountain roads which end to Kermanshah and all of them beautiful and natural enough to release your mind from city life and calm you enough to enjoy more and more from landscapes and other natural beauties.
In any case if you like visit Kermanshah , you can ask from Sanapersian tour and travel service providers and take advantage of their 30 years of experience supporting individual and group tours visiting Iran. They are ready to arrange your itinerary in a very proper way and support you from beginning to end of your program. Contact us on sanapersian.travel and start your adventure to Iran. 

Best time to travel to kermanshah

Kermanshah is located in a mountainous area and because of this it is too cold in winter. It is better to visit Kermanshah in spring and summer.
In spring whole country and Kermanshah is blooming and all the rivers are full of water. In hot land of Iran, water is gold and this gold flows to the lower lands of Kermanshah. Watching greens in deep valleys and roaring rivers in Kermanshah is another experience.
Kermanshah has delicate and moderate weather in summer and because of this many tourists visit Kermanshah in hot summers to escape from the hot weather of the central part of the country and enjoy the cool weather of Kermanshah.

 (Sana Persian tour and travel service provider group)