Kangavar

Kangavar (Persian: كنگاور and Kurdish: که‌نگاوه‌), also Romanized as Kangāvar, is a city in the Central District of Kangavar County, Kermanshah province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.

For the administrative division of Kermanshah province, see Kangavar County. For the village in East Azerbaijan province, see Kangavar. For the village in Hamadan province, see Kangavar. For the village in Maharashtra State, India, see Kangavai.

Kangavar
Persian: كنگاور‎
City
Kangavar
Coordinates: 34°30′04″N 47°57′28″E
CountryIran
ProvinceKermanshah
CountyKangavar
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)
 • Total51,352
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 48,901 in 12,220 households. The following census in 2011 counted 53,449 people in 15,021 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 51,352 people in 15,762 households.

Kangavar is located 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.

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