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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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Another Iranian missile base north of the city of Kermanshah took heavy blows at the beginning of the war, Planet Labs imagery shows.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Beyond Tehran, explosions were reported in Kermanshah in the west, Isfahan in the centre and as far as Zahedan in the southeast.

From Barron's Feb. 28, 2026

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

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

He has two flying wings further south—one in the Lake Urumia district and the other advancing along the main caravan route from Kermanshah to Bagdad, while the British are furthest south at Kut-el-Amara.

From World's War Events, Vol. II by Reynolds, Francis J. (Francis Joseph)

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