Kermanshah Province · Iran
Where to stay in Kermanshah
Kermanshah is a city in Kermanshah Province, Iran, home to about 947,000 people.
- Best months
- April, May and October
- Nearest airport
- KSH9 km · Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani Airport
- Currency
- IRRIranian rial
- Time zone
- Asia/Tehran
- Language
- Persian
About
About Kermanshah
Kermanshah is a city in the Central District of Kermanshah province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. The city is 525 kilometres (326 miles) from Tehran in the western part of the country.
Kermanshah has a large population, and Kurdish language as well as some dialects of Kurdish is widely used in the city.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Kermanshah
See
There are four museums in old houses of Qajar period. These are Museum of Ethnography at Tekyeh Moavenalmolk, Zagros Paleolithic Museum and Museum of Epigraphy and Qajar Hand Writings at Tekieh Biglar Baigi. The Zagros Paleolithic Museum contains rich collections of stone tools and animal fossil bones from various Paleolithic sites in Iran. It is the first museum in Iran that is devoted to Paleolithic period of Iran. The Museum of Traditional Martial Art (wrestling موزه پهلوانی) in Kermanshah contains many wax models of traditional wrestlers.
- Taq-e Bostan
- Behistun Inscription
- Mo'avenalmolk Mosque
- Kouhestan Park
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Where to stay
Hotels in Kermanshah
3 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bisotun Hotel | 1933 | 1.1 km |
| Parsian Kermanshah | 6.3 km | |
| Rivar Hotel | 0.4 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Kermanshah
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Kermanshah are April, May and October. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 38 °C; March is the wettest, with about 78 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Kermanshah: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani Airport (KSH), about 8.8 km from the city centre in a straight line; Sanandaj Airport (SDG, 104 km) and Khoram Abad Airport (KHD, 149 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Kermanshah has an international airport that can be reached from some airports in Iran, especially from and to Tehran, and Mashhad. There are also regular flights to Kermanshah Airport from Istanbul. You can hire a car, however the easiest way to travel is via taxi. Snapp (اسنپ) and Tapsi (تپسی) are easy to use and equivalent to Uber and outside Tehran, they are cheap (Travel rates for Snapp and Tapsi are higher in Tehran). Kermanshah railway station was inaugurated in March 2018. There will be two weekly direct trains to Tehran and Mashhad.
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KSH · Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani Airport
SDG · Sanandaj Airport
KHD · Khoram Abad Airport
Questions
Kermanshah: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Kermanshah?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Kermanshah are April, May and October. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 38 °C; March is the wettest, with about 78 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Kermanshah?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani Airport (KSH), about 8.8 km from the city centre in a straight line; Sanandaj Airport (SDG, 104 km) and Khoram Abad Airport (KHD, 149 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Kermanshah?
Iranian rial (IRR).
Nearby
Destinations near Kermanshah
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.