Darreh Shahr or Dar-i Shahr is a city in and the capital of Darreh Shahr County, Ilam Province

Ilam Province

Ilam Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the south-west of the country, bordering Iraq. Its provincial center is the city of Ilam. Covering an area of 19,086 square kilometers, the cities of the province are Ilam, Mehran, Dehloran, Dareh Shahr, Sarable, Eyvan, Abdanan and Arkwaz...

, Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

. At the 2006 census, its population was 18,214, in 3,851 families. The ruined ancient city of Seymareh is located in the southern part of Darreh Shahr, and has been extensively excavated by archaeologists. The Karkheh River flows to the north of the city.