Kermanshah

Kermanshah (also KARMANSHAH and KIRMANSHAHAN), a flourishing town of Persia, capital of Persian Kurdistan, near the right bank of the river Kerkhah. It is the centre of converging routes from Bagdad, Teheran, and Ispahan. Its commerce is considerable, and there are manufactures of carpets and weapons. A railway has been projected from Bagdad, the intervening country presenting no engineering difficulties. But between Kermanshah and Teheran the country is mountainous. Pop. 30,000.