Hossein Kohkan
Hossein Osmani (28 September 1930 in Darvaleh-ye Pain, Kermanshah, Iran - 26 July 2016 in Banevreh, Kermanshah, Iran) also known as Khalo Hossein Kohkan (in meaning Digging Mountain or Caveman) or Farhad the Second (فرهاد دوم) was an Iranian Kurd who left his village 21 years ago and started carving cliff rocks on a mountain near Banevreh City Of functions Paveh County in the Kermanshah province in Iran. He carved seven rooms in a rocky mountain, as well as his own grave. He was given the title of Farhad II, a fictional figure in the Iranian literature who agreed to carve a mountain after his love-rival, one of the Iranian kings, sends him on exile.
Also recorded as Khalo Hossein Kohkan · Hussain Kuhkan · Hussein Kuhkan · Hossain Kohkan
Hossein Kohkan
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- Born
- 1930 · Darvaleh-ye Pain.
- Died
- 2016 · Banevreh.
- Nationality
- Iran
- Occupation
- architect · philanthropist · politician
- Known for
- The Stone cave Hossein Kuhkan
- Languages
- Kurdish
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Hossein Osmani (28 September 1930 in Darvaleh-ye Pain, Kermanshah, Iran - 26 July 2016 in Banevreh, Kermanshah, Iran) also known as Khalo Hossein Kohkan (in meaning Digging Mountain or Caveman) or Farhad the Second (فرهاد دوم) was an Iranian Kurd who left his village 21 years ago and started carving cliff rocks on a mountain near Banevreh City Of functions Paveh County in the Kermanshah province in Iran. He carved seven rooms in a rocky mountain, as well as his own grave. He was given the title of Farhad II, a fictional figure in the Iranian literature who agreed to carve a mountain after his love-rival, one of the Iranian kings, sends him on exile.
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Born at Darvaleh-ye Pain in 1930, died in Banevreh in 2016.
The recorded working language is Kurdish. Works named in the authority record are The Stone cave Hossein Kuhkan.
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Darvaleh-ye Pain.
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- 1.Hero of the KDPI Peshmerga, Hussein Koken, has died, Rudaw Media Network.
- 2.Kurdish man hand-carved own home passes away, KurdPress News Agency.
- 3.Kurdish Caveman Dies After 21 Years of Solitude, BasNews.
- 4.حسین کوهکن یا فرهاد دوم کرمانشاه درگذشت, Voice of America (Persian).
- 5.شاهکار خالو حسین کوهکن «فرهاد دوم، خالق حقیقتی شبیه افسانهها در دل کوههای اورامانات», Radio Zamaneh (Persian).
- 6.فرهاد کوهکن زمانه درگذشت/ پایان داستان خالق غار سنگی, Mehr News Agency (Persian).
- 7.6 Incredible Dark Tourism Sites in Iran to Visit on Your Next Tour, Destination Iran Website.
- 8.Hussein Koken, Beloved Member of PDKI Passed Away , Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan Website.
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