Western Iran Voyage Tips and guide

Western Iran is a large section of the country, to the west of Iranian cities like Tehran and Qom. Most of the region is co-located with Zagros Mountains starting from Turkey and Iran and ending in Persian Gulf.

Map of Western Iran

• 36.01111150.8094441 Alborz
• 33.487148.35382 Lorestan
• Central Western Iran:
  • 34.798248.51463MISSING WIKILINK Hamadan
  • 33.638446.42264MISSING WIKILINK Ilam
  • 34.347.0666675MISSING WIKILINK Kermanshah
  • 35.72777846.9669446MISSING WIKILINK Kurdistan
  • 34.61861149.9441677MISSING WIKILINK Markazi
  • 36.269350.00298MISSING WIKILINK Qazvin
• Southwestern Iran:
  • 32.327550.85469MISSING WIKILINK Chahar Mahaal and Bakhtiari
  • 31.327348.69410MISSING WIKILINK Khuzestan
  • 30.83333350.66666711MISSING WIKILINK Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad

• 31.31888948.6841671 Ahvaz — a city with a history dating back to the Achaemenid period, on the banks of the Karoun River
• 34.09549.6980562 Arak — an industrial city with a number of historical sites and museums
• 33.89722248.7513893 Borujerd — many historical sites and monuments are located in and around the city
• 34.848.5166674 Hamadan — one of the oldest cities in Western Iran
• 33.637546.4227785 Ilam — a largely Kurdish city with many traditional buildings
• 34.31666747.0686116 Kermanshah — its climate is mild and it has many natural and historical sights
• 33.46666748.357 Khorram Abad — provincial capital with a tall citadel called Falak-ol-Aflak (the Heaven of Heavens), a relic of the Sassanid era, now a museum
• 36.28543750.00418 Qazvin — a base for visiting the mountains of Alborz or the remains of Hasan-e-Sabah's castle Alamut
• 35.30972246.9988899 Sanandaj — its old bazaar is noted as a place to buy Kurdish handicrafts
• Seqqez - the city has a history dating back to the seventh millennium BC, and it is famous for its art and culture
• 30.66666751.58333310 Yasouj — an industrial city in the Zagros Mountains

• 36.44472250.5861111 Alamut - castle of legendary Assassins . Headseat of State of Assassins.

Many Iranian ethnic minorities, such as Kurds, Lors and Bakhtiaris, live in Western provinces of Iran.

The official language is Persian. Minority languages such as Kurdish, Luri and Laki are frequently used. Khuzestan Province is home to an Arab minority who speak the Iraqi dialect of Arabic.

Ahvaz and Kermanshah have international airports with flights to the Persian Gulf countries and Iraq. Other provincial capitals have airports with domestic flights mostly to Tehran and Mashhad. To go to most cities of the region, you can use buses from Tehran, Isfahan, Shiraz and other major Iranian cities.

The national railway connects Theran to Persian Gulf and is mostly preferred by travellers to Khuzestan.

The Persian Gulf Highway connects Markazi, Lorestan and Khuzestan provinces to Tehran. Hamedan and Kermanshah can be accessed through this road or through Tehran - Saveh Freeway.

• Gahar Lake in Oshtorankuh Mountain in Lorestan.
• Susa, one of the oldest cities of Iran in Khuzestan
• Ali Sadr Cave in Hamadan Province