Kerend-e Gharb explained
| Kerend-e Gharb |
| Native Name: | Persian: كرندغرب |
| Native Name Lang: | fa |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kermanshah |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Dalahu |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Central |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 7798 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Kerend-e Gharb (Persian: كرندغرب) is a city in the Central District of Dalahu County, Kermanshah province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[2]
Demographics
Language and ethnicity
The city is populated by Kurds and is important in the Yarsani religion as it is the location of the tombs of the holy men Pir Benjamin and Pir Musi.[3] [4]
Language distribution in the city:
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 7,894 in 2,041 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 8,311 people in 2,359 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 7,798 people in 2,349 households.[7]
See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Kerend-e Gharb, Dalahu County . . 12 July 2023 . 12 July 2023 . fa.
- Web site: Divisional reforms and changes in Kermanshah province . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center . https://web.archive.org/web/20120320221120/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/125275 . Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board . Aref . Mohammad Reza . 20 March 2012 . 26 December 1383 . 29 January 2024.
- Web site: Language distribution: Kermanshah Province. 27 March 2021. Iran Atlas.
- Web site: The Cults of the Angels: The Indigenous Religions of Kurdistan L K Robert - Academia.edu. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170311044639/http://www.academia.edu/10772192/The_Cults_of_the_Angels_The_Indigenous_Religions_of_Kurdistan. 2017-03-11.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 05 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094844/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/05.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 05 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230118172226/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Kermanshah.xls . 18 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 05 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220403212203/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_05.xlsx . Excel . 3 April 2022.
