The impact of the natural and human geography of Kermanshahan on the events of the first world war
Subject Areas : Journal of History (Tarikh)Nasrollah PourMohammadi-e-amlashi 1 , Pourya Esmaeili 2
1 - Associate Professor, Department of History, Imam Khomeini International University,
Qazvin, Iran
2 - PhD Student, The history of Islamic Iran, Department of History,Faculty of Literature
and Humanities, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, Iran
Keywords: Key words: Kermanshahan, Natural geography, Human geography, National interim government, First World War,
Abstract :
In this research, the impact of the natural and human geography of Kermanshahan on theevents of the First World War is examined. with the onset of First World War in 1914/1332AH, with the formation of the interim government in Kermanshah and the support of theUnited States from them and also the existence of Kurdish tribes in the early years of thewar, the Russian and British armies in western Iran were under pressure, this was due tothe fact that the Kurdish tribes curtailed them by familiarizing themselves with thehighways and mountainous areas, especially the Germans and the Ottoman forces. Thisarticle uses historical research method, based on the description and analysis of the variousaspects of the subject. The main findings indicate that this ancient area is due to certainclimatic conditions such as mountainous climate variation, the existence of tidal rivers,vast plains, ethnic diversity, and the Mesopotamian - Khorasan high way, has played asignificant role in the political transformations of World War I in western Iran.
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