Kermanshah

[ ker-mahn-shah, -shaw, ker-, ker-mahn-, kur- ]

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noun

Kermanshah

/ ˌkɜːmænˈʃɑː /

a city in W Iran, in the valley of the Qareh Su: oil refinery. Pop: 832 000 (2005 est) Former name (1987–1995)Bakhtaran

According to the manner of our present travelling we shall not be in Kermanshah till after twenty days.

Shiraz, the former capital, Kermanshah, and Hamadan are noted for rug and carpet manufactures.

Among those of especial merit are the Kermanshah tree-of-life fabrics, now somewhat rare.

Just at this time there came to Kermanshah the young and pleasure-seeking Caliph.

Others have made their homes in the district of Kermanshah, and not a few have 141wandered as far as Khorassan.

April 17, 2024axolotl

[ak-suh-lot-l ]

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