KERMANSHAH (Kermānšāh), a province in western Iran; also the name of its principal city and capital.

i. Geography.

ii. Population. See Supplement.

iii. Archaeology. See BISOTUN ii; GODIN TEPE; KANGAVAR.

iv. History to 1953.

v. History since 1953. See Supplement.

vi. Tribes. See KURDISH TRIBES; BĀJALĀN; GURĀN; KALHOR; and ZANGANA.

vii. Languages and dialects.

viii. The Jewish community.