Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb, Iran
سرپل ذهاب
Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb is a town of 45,481 people in Kermanshah Province, Iran.
Why visit Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb
Townapedia lists 9 museums and landmarks and 14 parks and trails in and around town.
Highlights include Anobanini rock relief and Tomb of Ahmad ibn Ishaq.
Weather in Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb
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About Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb
Sarpol-e Zahab (Persian: سرپل ذهاب) is a city in the Central District of Sarpol-e Zahab County, Kermanshah province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. The town is close to Qasr-e Shirin and the Iraqi border.
From the Wikipedia article Sarpol-e Zahab (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks9
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Anobanini rock relief
Monument and historic site · 0.6 km
Rock relief from the Isin-Larsa period
Tomb of Ahmad ibn Ishaq
Monument and historic site · 1.8 km
Shiite shrine in Iran
Parks, trails and playgrounds14
2 more on the map.
Churches and places of worship7
Gas and EV charging3
History
Sarpol-e Zahab was used as a missile base for ground-to-ground missiles during the Iran-Iraq War.
From the History section of Sarpol-e Zahab on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Schools, colleges and libraries26
دانشگاه پیام نور شهرستان سرپل ذهاب
School · 1.7 km
بلوار احمد ابن اسحاق, سرپل ذهاب
Healthcare7
Map of Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb
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Getting there and nearby towns
Ilam Airport (IIL) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 109 km away.
- Qaşr-e Shīrīn 27 km west, about 27 min by car
- Ozgoleh 41 km north, about 41 min by car
- Sarāb Bas-e Seyyed ‘Alī 55 km northeast, about 55 min by car
- Javānrūd 69 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- RostamKhan 69 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Eslāmābād-e Gharb 73 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Bīāshūsh 75 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Ravānsar 78 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Pāveh 79 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Eyvān 82 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- 2017 Kermanshah earthquake by Alireza Vasigh Ansari - Sarpol-e Zahab (07), Alireza Vasigh Ansari, CC BY 4.0
- Anubanini rock relief Ernst Herzfeld 1913, Ernst Herzfeld 1879-1948, Public domain
- Anubanini Rock Relief 1, Koorosh Nozad Tehrani, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Anubanini Rock Relief 3, Koorosh Nozad Tehrani, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Anubanini Rock Relief 2, Koorosh Nozad Tehrani, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Anubanini, dynamosquito from France, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Anubanini extracted, dynamosquito from France, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Anubanini (3936968576), dynamosquito from France, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Iranian truck near Kermanshah, dynamosquito, CC BY-SA 2.0
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