Dasht-e Shīān

Dasht-e Shīān is a plain in Kermanshah Province, Iran and has an elevation of 1,373 metres. Dasht-e Shīān is situated nearby to the village Qobad, as well as near Qal`eh-ye Shian.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wezmeh Cave.

Wezmeh Cave

Cave

Photo: Direct-arch, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wezmeh Cave is an archaeological site near Islamabad Gharb, western Iran, around 470 km southwest of the capital Tehran. The site was discovered in 1999 and excavated in 2001 by a team of Iranian archaeologists under the leadership of Kamyar Abdi. Wezmeh Cave is situated 4 km west of Dasht-e Shīān.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mowma’i.

Mowma’i

Village

Mowmai is a village in, and the capital of, Howmeh-ye Jonubi Rural District of the Central District of Eslamabad-e Gharb County, Kermanshah province, Iran. Mowma’i is situated 9 km west of Dasht-e Shīān.

Dasht-e Shīān

Type: Plain
Also known as: “Dasht-e Shian”
Category: landform
Location: Kermanshah Province, Iran, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

34.0454° or 34° 2′ 43″ north

Longitude

46.6853° or 46° 41′ 7″ east

Elevation

1,373 metres (4,505 feet)

Open location code

8H682MWP+54

GeoNames ID

6711504

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In Other Languages

“Dasht-e Shīān” goes by many names.

Persian: “دشت شیان”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Qobad and Qal`eh-ye Shian.

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