Kerend-e Gharb

Kerend-e Gharb (Kurdish: نكرن ,کرن, Kirin, Persian: كرندغرب; also known as Kerend, Karand, and Karīnd)[1] is a city and capital of Dalahu County, Kermanshah Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 7,894, in 2,041 families.[2]

"Kerend" redirects here. For other uses, see Kerend (disambiguation).
"Karand" redirects here. For the village in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, see Karand, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad.
Kerend-e Gharb
كرندغرب
city
Kerend-e Gharb
Coordinates: 34°17′03″N 46°14′32″E
CountryIran
ProvinceKermanshah
CountyDalahu
BakhshCentral
Population
 (2006)
 • Total7,894
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
Kurds on the Roof, a scene painted by Jāzeps Grosvalds while he was British first lieutenant of the British Expeditionary Group. The scene was painted when they crossed Kerend near Kermanshah.

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

Language distribution in the city:[3]

Kerend-e Gharb linguistic composition
language percent
Gorani
 
 90%
Southern Kurdish
 
 5%
Central Kurdish
 
 5%

See also

References
  1. Kerend-e Gharb can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3070217" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.
  3. "Language distribution: Kermanshah Province". Iran Atlas. Retrieved 27 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "The Cults of the Angels: The Indigenous Religions of Kurdistan | L K Robert - Academia.edu". Archived from the original on 2017-03-11.


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