Map of Kermanshah, Iran

Kermanshah is the administrative centre of Kermanshah Province, Iran, with a population of about 621,100. It lies at 34.3142°N, 47.0650°E. Kermanshah is about 425 km (264 mi) west of Tehran, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Harsīn, 48 km to the east.

Kermanshah at a glance

Where is Kermanshah?

• The 10th largest city in Iran by recorded population.
• The largest city in Kermanshah Province on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 51 min on the shortest day to 14 h 27 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Kermanshah

• Harsīn — 48 km east
• Eslāmābād-e Gharb — 54 km southwest
• Kāmyārān — 55 km north
• Şaḩneh — 60 km east
• Sonqor — 71 km northeast
• Javānrūd — 73 km northwest
• Kangāvar — 85 km east
• Nūrābād — 88 km east
• Īlām — 96 km southwest
• Kūhdasht — 100 km southeast

Largest cities in Kermanshah Province

• Eslāmābād-e Gharb — 90,559
• Harsīn — 57,647
• Javānrūd — 54,354
• Kangāvar — 51,352
• Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb — 45,481
• Sonqor — 44,256
• Şaḩneh — 35,508

Largest cities in Iran

• Tehran — 7,153,309
• Mashhad — 2,307,177
• Isfahan — 1,547,164
• Karaj — 1,448,075
• Tabriz — 1,424,641
• Shiraz — 1,249,942
• Qom — 900,000
• Ahvaz — 841,145
• Pasragad Branch — 787,878
• Rasht — 594,590

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.