Naft Shah (Naft shahr) (Review of the historical geography and development of the oil city in Iran provence inspection)

City as the most important hub of human societies has been the center of civil life and great changes in human civilization. Cities have mainly been formed due to factors such as economic, political, military, and religious geography. But contemporary changes have brought about new variations in the nature and the way cities are formed. Development of machinism and the need for energy are both considered among these new factors. Oil explorations to provide energy resources is considered as one of the new factors in formation of cities in the contemporary world. This factor has created cities with new identities and structures. This article with historical and analytical-descriptive method and by inspecting geographical and environmental factors, appellation, historical geography and the way Naft Shahr/Naft Shah was formed as a new city in the contemporary history of Iran has shown that the emergence of a new city in Tine and Kan Gavkosh on the border strip and the western borders of Kermanshah province was based on an oil seep and energy resources harvested from it. So we must call it an oil based city.