Javanroud
Encyclopedia
Javanrud is a city in and the capital of Javanrud County
, Kermanshah Province
, Iran
. At the 2006 census, its population was 43,104, in 9,591 families.
The name of the city originates from Javan roud which means river of Jav or Jafs the traditional name of local inhabitants, who are descendants of the Jaf tribe
and speak Sorani
Kurdish
. An older name of Javanrud was Alani.
is 1300 meters above sea level.
, Ravansar
spring, The triple Moosa (Jews
) mounds, Ravansar
rock tombs (Taq-e Farhad).
Quri Qale Cave is located at north of Javanroud and is one the main tourist attractions of the region. Quri Qale is one of the longest caves in western Asia and is well known for for its wealth of speleothems and its archaeological finds.For the first time the cave was explored in the 1950s which during that survey, the first 550m documented and lead to a 55m deeep shaft. Later an Iranian team opened its blocked bottom in 1989. The cave has three main chambers which called Namaz, Bolour and Aroos. Talare Bolour has calcite crystals and some stalactites. Talare Aroos is the most magnificent part of the cave and has a glittering crystals and four waterfalls. The cave also is famous for its colony of mouse ear bats that are very rare in this part of Zagros. Archaeologists have found a number of silver plates in this cave that are embellished with animal or monster figures and one presents even a Pahlavi inscription. These plates dates back to late Sassanian period.
Javanrud County
Javanrud County is a county in Kermanshah Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Javanrud. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 62,259, in 13,629 families. The county is subdivided into two districts: the Central District and Kalashi District...
, Kermanshah Province
Kermanshah Province
Kermanshah Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. The province was known from 1969 to 1986 as Kermanshahan and from 1986 to 1995 as Bakhtaran.-Counties:...
, 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 43,104, in 9,591 families.
The name of the city originates from Javan roud which means river of Jav or Jafs the traditional name of local inhabitants, who are descendants of the Jaf tribe
Jaff (people)
The Jaff people . are one of the biggest Kurdish tribes, if not the biggest, native to the Zagros area, which is presently divided between Iran and Iraq. The Jaff dialect is part of Sorani, a south-southeastern branch of Kurdish language family...
and speak Sorani
Soranî
Soranî is the name of a Kurdish language that is spoken in Iran and Iraq. Soranî is one of the main Kurdish languages, which are a branch of the Iranian languages.- Name :...
Kurdish
Kurdish language
Kurdish is a dialect continuum spoken by the Kurds in western Asia. It is part of the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian group of Indo-European languages....
. An older name of Javanrud was Alani.
Description
The town of Javanrud 79 kilometers north of KermanshahKermanshah
Kermanshah is a city in and the capital of Kermanshah Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 784,602, in 198,117 families.The overwhelming majority of Kermanshahi people are Shi'a Muslims...
is 1300 meters above sea level.
Tourist attractions
The castle of Javanrud, Kawat Cave, Quri Qale CaveQuri Qale Cave
Quri Qale Cave is located Northwest of Ravansar and is one the main tourist attractions of the region. Quri Qale is one of the longest caves in western Asia and is well known for its wealth of speleothems and its archaeological finds. For the first time the cave was explored in the 1950s which...
, Ravansar
Ravansar
-See also:*Dekhmeh Rawansar*Khanileh*Jaff tribe*Ardalan*Javanroud*Paveh...
spring, The triple Moosa (Jews
Jews
The Jews , also known as the Jewish people, are a nation and ethnoreligious group originating in the Israelites or Hebrews of the Ancient Near East. The Jewish ethnicity, nationality, and religion are strongly interrelated, as Judaism is the traditional faith of the Jewish nation...
) mounds, Ravansar
Ravansar
-See also:*Dekhmeh Rawansar*Khanileh*Jaff tribe*Ardalan*Javanroud*Paveh...
rock tombs (Taq-e Farhad).
Quri Qale Cave is located at north of Javanroud and is one the main tourist attractions of the region. Quri Qale is one of the longest caves in western Asia and is well known for for its wealth of speleothems and its archaeological finds.For the first time the cave was explored in the 1950s which during that survey, the first 550m documented and lead to a 55m deeep shaft. Later an Iranian team opened its blocked bottom in 1989. The cave has three main chambers which called Namaz, Bolour and Aroos. Talare Bolour has calcite crystals and some stalactites. Talare Aroos is the most magnificent part of the cave and has a glittering crystals and four waterfalls. The cave also is famous for its colony of mouse ear bats that are very rare in this part of Zagros. Archaeologists have found a number of silver plates in this cave that are embellished with animal or monster figures and one presents even a Pahlavi inscription. These plates dates back to late Sassanian period.