Kerend-e Gharb

Kerend-e Gharb

كرندغرب
Kerend-e Gharb كرندغرب
city
	Kerend-e Gharb
	Coordinates: 34°17′03″N 46°14′32″E / 34.28417°N 46.24222°E
Country	Iran
Province	Kermanshah
County	Dalahu
Bakhsh	Central
Population (2006)
• Total	7,894
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

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-e Gharb is also important in the Yarsani religion as it is the location of the tombs of the holy men Pir Benjamin and Pir Musi. ^[3]

References

^ 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".
^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
^ https://www.academia.edu/10772192/The_Cults_of_the_Angels_The_Indigenous_Religions_of_Kurdistan

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[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 2011-09-20.

[3] ttps://www.academia.edu/10772192/The_Cults_of_the_Angels_The_Indigenous_Religions_of_Kurdistan

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