Dinavar District ( ku, ناوچه‌ێ دینه‌وه‌ر ,Navçe Dînewer, Nawçe-ŷ Dînewer, fa, بخش دینور) is a district (

bakhsh A ( fa, بخش, also romanized as ) is a third-level administrative division of Iran. While sometimes translated as "county," it is more accurately translated as "district," similar to a township in the United States or a district of En ...

) in

Sahneh County Sahneh County ( fa, شهرستان صحنه) is located in Kermanshah province, Iran. The capital of the county is Sahneh Sahneh ( fa, صحنه; also Romanized as Şaḩneh and Sehneh; also known as Sahna) is a city in and the capital of Sah ...

, Kermanshah Province,

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

. At the 2006 census, its population was 19,973, in 5,042 families, and at the 2012 census, its population was 18,452, in 5,370 families . The district has one city: Miyan Rahan. The district's name reflects the ancient city of

Dinavar Dinavar (also spelled Dinawar and Daynavar; fa, دینور) was a major town between the 7th and 10th centuries, located to the northeast of Kermanshah in western Iran. The ruins of the town is now located in Dinavar District, in Sahneh Count ...

, the ruins of which are in the district. The district has three rural districts (''dehestan''):

Dinavar Rural District Dinavar Rural District ( fa, دهستان دينور) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in Dinavar District, Sahneh County, Kermanshah Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a c ...

Horr Rural District Horr Rural District ( fa, دهستان حر) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in Dinavar District, Sahneh County, Kermanshah Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country loc ...

, and

Kanduleh Rural District Kanduleh Rural District ( fa, دهستان كندوله) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in Dinavar District, Sahneh County, Kermanshah Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a ...

. According to

History of the Caliphs ''History of the Caliphs'' () is a book written by al-Suyuti (c. 1445-1505), the classic Sunni scholar. It was published in English in 1881 in Calcutta and republished in English at Oriental Press in 1970. The book covers several periods: * R ...

, Muslims controlled this area in 22 Hijri in the ruling period of Omar ibn al-Khattāb.

References

Sahneh County Districts of Kermanshah Province {{Sahneh-geo-stub