Paveh

Also known as Pawah, Paweh

Paveh (Persian and Kurdish: پاوه) is a city in the Central District of Paveh County, Kermanshah province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. It is in a region called Hawraman.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Paveh
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_skyline: Paveh.mokhtar.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Paveh
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: Paveh
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Central
Settlement.population_as_of: 2016
Settlement.population_total: 25771
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.timezone: IRST
Settlement.utc_offset: +3:30

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Official website

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Wikidata facts

Population: 25771
Elevation: 1560
Official website: www.pavehcity.ir/Homepage.aspx?site=DouranPortal&lang=fa-IR&tabid=0
Image: Paveh (3).jpg

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Commons category: Paveh
male population: 13037
female population: 12734

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Geography
Location and topography
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Rivers
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==History== An old myth regarding the name of the city is that the Emperor Yazdgerd III sent his son named Pav to this area to renew his religious Zoroastrian faith. Both Persians and the local Gorans practiced Zoroastrianism during the Sasanian Empire from which this myth is derived.