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Barkat Makeshift Hospital in Kermanshah Province

The 92-bed Barkat makeshift hospital has begun operating on November 13 for a ten-day period in Gahvareh, an underprivileged town in Dalahu County, west of Iran’s Kermanshah Province. It provided free medical and healthcare services to patients.
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Life in Salas-e Babajani Town 7 years after devastating quake

Seven years after the devastating earthquake in Iran's western province of Kermanshah, many residents have rebuilt their homes in the town of Salas-e Babajani and returned to their normal life. However, 85% of the offices are still in ruins and are providing services to the public while stationed in rental facilities or containers.
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Handicraft Exhibition held in Kermanshah

The Handicraft Exhibition, with the presence of 120 artisans from 30 provinces, was held on October 28-30 at the Kermanshah International Exhibition Center.
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Funeral ceremony of Martyr Mansouri in Kermanshah

The funeral ceremony of Martyr Sajjad Mansouri was held in Kermanshah, a city in western Iran, on October 28, 2024. The event was attended by people of different strata, as well as military officials and representatives from national and provincial authorities. Martyr Sajjad Mansouri, who was one of the martyrs of the army's air defense force, was martyred alongside three of his comrades during aggressive attacks by the Zionist regime.
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Exports via Iran’s Kermanshah up 23% in 11 months to late Feb.

Kermanshah, IRNA – Exports through the western Iranian province of Kermanshah have increased 23% in the first 11 months of the Iranian calendar year ending on March 19, a provincial official said on Monday.
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Tribal arts, crafts exhibition held in Iran’s Kermanshah

An exhibition displaying Iranian ethnic groups, handicrafts and souvenirs was held in Iran's western city of Kermanshah on November 6-10. Representatives from 26 provinces of Iran showcased their artworks during the event. (IRNA photos published on November 8, 2023/Bahman Zarei)
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7th festival of ancient tanbur melodies in Iran

The seventh festival of ancient tanbur melodies and Kurdish music came to an end on Friday at the Tanbur House in Ban Zalan village of Dalahu county in Iran's western province of Kermanshah. (IRNA photos published on September 30/Bahman Zarei)
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Dust storm blankets Iran's Kermanshah

The air quality of the western Iranian city of Kermanshah was reported to be in critical condition on September 11, 2023. According to the Department of Environment, the hourly air quality index in the city was 442 in the early morning hours. (IRNA photos/Bahman Zarei)
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IRGC arrests suspects behind killing 2 officers in western Iran in June

Tehran, IRNA – The perpetrators of killing two members of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) have been arrested by intelligence forces while they were illegally leaving the country through northwestern borders.
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Nomads shearing sheep in western Iran

Nomads in Dalahu county in western Iranian province of Kermanshah begin sheep shearing after they settle in new pastures. Nomadic groups in Kermanshah own some 1.5 million sheep and produce nearly 1,700 metric tons of wool each year. (IRNA photos published on May 18, 2023/Bahman Zarei)
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Nowruz tourists in Iran's Bisotun

Bisotun is an archaeological site situated along a historical trade route in the Kermanshah Province of Iran, containing remains dating back to pre-historic times through the history of ancient Persia, which has attracted numerous tourists during this year’s Persian New Year (Nowruz). Kermanshah, Iran. March 27, 2023. IRNA/ Bahman Zarei
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Trade via Iran’s Parvizkhan border with Iraq tops $2.17bn

Qasreshirin, IRNA – Managing Director of Iran’s Parvizkhan border crossing on the frontier with Iraq Motalebi said that foreign trade through the crossing reached a total of $2.178 billion in the nine months to December 21.
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Iran’s exports to Iraq via Kermanshah borders top $1.7b in March-Nov.

Qasreshirin, IRNA - Iranian exports to Iraq via border crossings located in the western province of Kermanshah reached over $1.771 billion in the eight months to November 22, according to a local customs official.
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Sunni cleric condemns terrorist attack in Shiraz

Kermanshah, IRNA – A Friday prayers Imam in Kermanshah has strongly censured the massacre of innocent worshippers and pilgrims at the holy shrine of Shah Cheragh in Shiraz, Fars province, Iran.
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Int'l confab on resistance against terrorism kicks off in Iran

Kermanshah, IRNA – An international conference dubbed Resistance against Terrorism kicked off on Tuesday in Kermanshah, the capital of Kermanshah Province, western Iran.
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Iranian Razi, Turkish Ataturk universities ink MoU

Kermanshah, IRNA – Director of the Office of International Scientific Cooperation of Iranian Razi University said on Saturday that Razi and Turkish Ataturk universities signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on enhancing mutual cultural ties.
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Iranian taxi driver returns money left in his car to owner

Kermanshah, IRNA – An Iranian taxi driver has returned a sum of money left in his car, drawing appreciation from officials in his city Kermanshah, the capital of Kermanshah Province, western Iran.
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Exports via Iran's western border grow by 466 percent

Tehran, IRNA – Head of Khostawi Border Customs Organization of Qasr-e Shirin city in western Kermanshah province said on Wednesday that the value of Iranian goods exports through this border this year to Iraq has grown by 466 percent and has grown by 279 percent in terms of weight.
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Iran's Kermanshah Province ups cooperation with Malaysia

Kermanshah, IRNA – Secretary-general of Kermanshah Commerce Chamber said that they had decided to increase interaction and cooperation with Malaysia on various business areas.
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Iran’s Kermanshah city designated as creative City of Gastronomy

Kermanshah, IRNA – UNESCO office in Paris introduced a list of 49 cities around the world recognized as creative cities of gastronomy on Monday, with Kermanshah, western Iran, on the list.
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Natural beauties of Uraman in western Iran on list of world heritage sites

Uraman gives tourists whatever beauty they are looking for in nature: intact nature and historical attractions. UNESCO added Iran’s Uramanat cultural landscape to its list of world heritage sites on July 27, 2021. The area has 700 villages, 1,100 historical sites. The photo album depicts Uraman as an area in western Iran that has special traditions and architecture. Kermanshah, Iran. October 10, 2021. IRNA/ Bahman Zarei.
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Dozens of weapons discovered, confiscated in western Iran

Kermanshah, IRNA – Commander of Kermanshah Security Police Force announced here on Monday that 56 illegal weapons were discovered and confiscated and 38 people were respectively arrested.
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Taq-e Bostan in Iran

Taq-e Bostan, which literally means “arch or the garden”, is a historical site in Kermanshah, western Iran. The arch is carved in stone on a hillside around the 4th century during Sassanid Empire (224–651). Tehran, May 19, 2021. IRNA/ Bahman Zarei
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Iran arrests three arms trafficking gangs

Kermanshah, May 1, IRNA – Iran has in the past 15 days arrested three gangs that trafficked guns and ammunition in western province of Kermanshah, said the commander of Border Police of the province on Saturday.
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Quake jolts western Iran

Kermanshah, April 26, IRNA - An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale shook Sarpol-e Zahab County of Kermanshah Province in western of Iran.
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Magic forests in Harsin city; Western Iran

The pictures show the spring nature of Harsin city, Kermanshah Province, Western Iran. April 6, 2021. RNA/Abdollah Almasi.
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Sassanid Khosrow Parviz statue registered as national heritage

Kermanshah, March 8, IRNA - Statue of Khosrow Parviz (Kol-e Jubor Statue) at the Taq-e Bostan historical site in Kermanshah was registered as Iran's national heritage.
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Sarab of Ravansar; Natural tourist resort in western Iran

Sarab of Ravansar is one of the eye-catching natural tourist attractions in Ravansar County, Kermanshah Province, Western Iran. Weekend rainfall in western Iran made weather splendid at tourist resort. Kermanshah, Iran. February 8, 2021. IRNA/ Yousef Fattahi.
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Iran invests $500m in 4th petrochemical plant in Kermanshah

Kermanshah, Feb 7, IRNA – Iranian government broke ground on the fourth petrochemical plant in Kermanshah province, west of Iran, to show its determination to establish sustainable employment.
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German firm to make euros 107m investment in Kermanshah

Kermanshah, Feb 2, IRNA -- A German firm will make euros 107 million investment to launch manufacturing solar panels in Kermanshah, deputy chairman of Kermanshah Governorate-General for Economic Affairs said on Tuesday.
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