Ardalân, a province in the west of Persia, embracing the basin of the Shirwan Rûd. It is generally mountainous, but the valleys are very fertile, and if well watered, yield cereals and fruits in abundance. Area, 6000 sq. m.; estimated pop. 150,000. Capital, Kermanshah (q.v.).
Ardalân
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