Javanrud

For the administrative subdivision, see Javanrud County.

Javanrud جوانرود
—  city  —
Javanrud
Coordinates: 34°48′24″N 46°29′19″E / 34.80667°N 46.48861°E / 34.80667; 46.48861Coordinates: 34°48′24″N 46°29′19″E / 34.80667°N 46.48861°E / 34.80667; 46.48861
Country	Iran
Province	Kermanshah
County	Javanrud
Bakhsh	Central
Population (2006)
– Total	43,104
Time zone	IRST (UTC+3:30)
– Summer (DST)	IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Javanrud (Kurdish: جوانرو, Ciwanrro, Jwanro; Persian: جوانرود; also Romanized as Javānrūd and Jūānrū; also known as Qal‘a Jūanrūd, Qal‘eh Jūānrūd, and Qal‘eh-ye Javānrūd, all meaning "Fort Javanrud")^[1] 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.^[2]

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.

Description

The town of Javanrud 79 kilometers north of Kermanshah is 1300 meters above sea level.

Tourist attractions

The castle of Javanrud, Kawat Cave, Quri Qale Cave , 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.

References

1. ^ Javanrud can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3797685" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
2. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Islamic Republic of Iran. http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/05.xls. 

See also

• Rawansar
• Paveh