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Kermanshah

American  
[ker-mahn-shah, -shaw, ker-, ker-mahn-, kur-] / kɛrˌmɑnˈʃɑ, -ˈʃɔ, kər-, ˌkɛr mɑn-, ˌkɜr- /

noun

  1. a city in W Iran.

  2. Kirman.


Kermanshah British  
/ ˌkɜːmænˈʃɑː /

noun

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

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Besides the capital, explosions could be heard in other the cities, including Isfahan, Karaj, Kermanshah and Qom, according to Iranian state media.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 28, 2026

“People are full of fear but also resentment,” a woman from the city of Kermanshah said via text message.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 6, 2026

On Thursday alone, state TV announced over 200 more arrests in provinces including Kermanshah in the west and Isfahan in central Iran.

From Barron's Jan. 22, 2026

Aminian’s mother was at her home in Kermanshah, a Kurdish city in western Iran, when her phone rang.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 15, 2026

It was such a statement from the Russian General Staff, that had announced the fall of Kermanshah on February 27, 1916.

From The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War by Allen L. (Allen Leon) Churchill

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