Kangavar
Persian: كنگاور | |
|---|---|
City | |
  Kangavar | |
| Coordinates: 34°30′04″N 47°57′28″E / 34.50111°N 47.95778°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Kermanshah |
| County | Kangavar |
| District | Central |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 51,352 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Kangavar (Persian: كنگاور)[a] is a city in the Central District of Kangavar County, Kermanshah province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4]
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.[5]
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (14 July 2023). "Kangavar, Kangavar County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 14 July 2023.
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- ^ Habibi, Hassan (21 June 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Bakhtran province, centered in the city of Bakhtran". Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of Farabi Mobile Library (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 6 February 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ Wolfram Kleiss, "Kangavar", Encyclopaedia Iranica; accessed 31 October 2021.
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