Kangavar

Kangavar () is a city in the Central District of Kangavar County, Kermanshah province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Kangavar
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_skyline: Anahita temple Iran.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: The columns of the remains of the "Anahita Temple"
Settlement.pushpin_map: Iran
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Iran
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Kermanshah
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Kangavar
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District

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Kangavar () is a city in the Central District of Kangavar County, Kermanshah province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.

Kangavar is in the easternmost part of Kermanshah province, on the modern road from Hamadan to Kermanshah, identical with a trace of the Silk Road, located at the distance of about 75 km from Hamadan and 96 km from Kermanshah.