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  1. Bakhtaran, (formerly (until 1980) Kermanshah)
  2. Capital of Bakhtaran province, NW Iran;
  3. population (1986) 561,000. The province (area
  4. 23,700 sq km/9,148 sq mi; population
  5. 1,463,000) is on the Iraqi border and is
  6. mainly inhabited by Kurds. Industries include
  7. oil refining, carpets, and textiles.
  8.