Ravansar County ( fa, شهرستان روانسر) is in

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province,

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, part of what is unofficially referred to as

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. The capital of the county is the city of

Ravansar Ravansar ( fa, روانسر; also Romanized as Ravānsar and Rawānsīr) is a city and capital of Ravansar County, Kermanshah Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 16,383, in 3,838 families. Archaeology and history Ravansar ha ...

. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 44,983 in 10,012 households. The following census in 2011 counted 46,395 people in 12,140 households. At the 2016 census, the county's population was 47,657 in 13,790 households. The county is bounded in the north by

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and

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, and in the south by

Kermanshah County Kermanshah County ( fa, شارستان کرماشان) is located in Kermanshah province, Iran. The capital of the county is Kermanshah. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 950,400, in 235,408 households. Retrieved 1 November 2022 At ...

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Ravansar County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows two districts, six rural districts, and two cities.

Archaeology

The Ravansar region has much of archaeological interest. Evidence of early human occupation has been found in a number of caves around Ravansar, such as Mar Koulian and Mar Jawri. The area was important during the Iron Age and Achaemenid dynasty, as can be seen in the rock-cut tomb of Farhad and column bases found around Qoleh Rock north of the town.

References

Counties of Kermanshah Province {{Kermanshah-geo-stub