Kermanshah (,
Kirmānshāh; Kurdish: Kirmaşan: کرماشان also known as
Bakhtaran,
Bākhtarān,
Kermānshāhān and
Qahremānshahr), the capital of
Kermanshah Province, is located from
Tehran in the western part of
Iran. According to the 2011 census, its population is 851,405. People mostly speak
Southern Kurdish. Kermanshah has a moderate and mountainous climate.