Western Iran
Geographic area of Iran / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with administrative Regions of Iran.
Western Iran consists of Armenian Highlands, northern Zagros and the rich agricultural area of the Khuzestan Plain in the south.
It includes the provinces of Kordestan, Kermanshah, Ilam, Lorestan, and Hamadan. Some references also count West Azerbaijan Province and Khuzestan Province to this region.
The major cities are Sanandaj, Kermanshah, Ilam, Khorramabad, Hamadan, sometimes Urmia and Ahvaz.