Gilan-e Gharb

Gilan-e Gharb (Kurdish: Gyellan گیەڵان) (Persian: گيلانغرب; also Romanized as Gīlān-e Gharb; also known as Gharb)[2] is the capital city of Gilan-e Gharb County, Kermanshah Province, Iran.

For the administrative subdivision, see Gilan-e Gharb County.
Gilan-e Gharb
گيلانغرب
City
Gilan-e Gharb is located in Iran
Gilan-e Gharb
Gilan-e Gharb
Coordinates: 34°08′32″N 45°55′13″E
CountryIran
ProvinceKermanshah
CountyGilan-e Gharb
BakhshCentral
Elevation
810 m (2,660 ft)
Population
 (2016 Census)
 • Total22,331 [1]
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
Area code0834

Demographics

The city is populated by Kurds from the Kalhor tribe.[3]

Infrastructure

Roads

The main access road is the Gilan-e Gharb-Eslamabad-e Gharb route connecting it to Kermanshah.[4][5] It is also located on the Qasr-e Shirin-Ilam road which has become a shorter route after the paving of the nawdar rural road in 2015.[6][7][8] Other routes include the Gilan-e Gharb-Sarpol-e Zahab and Gilan-e Gharb-Sumar roads.[9]

References
  1. "Statistical Center of Iran > Home". www.amar.org.ir.
  2. Gilan-e Gharb can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3064347" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  3. "Gilān-e Gharb". Iran Atlas. 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  4. "مسیر گیلانغرب به اسلام آباد غرب | فاصله گیلانغرب تا اسلام آباد غرب روی نقشه".
  5. "آغاز اجرایی طرح روکش آسفالت محورهای مواصلاتی گیلانغرب". 6 July 2022.
  6. "ایران شناسی (144): گیلانغرب". 27 November 2020.
  7. "راهنمای سفر به گیلانغرب 1401 | گیلانِ غربِ کشور را بشناسید | زیگو". 22 June 2022.
  8. "مسیر ایلام به گیلانغرب | فاصله ایلام تا گیلانغرب روی نقشه".
  9. "ایران شناسی (144): گیلانغرب". 27 November 2020.


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