Kerend-e Gharb () is a city in the
Central District of
Dalahu County
Dalahu County () is in Kermanshah
Kermanshah is a city in the Central District (Kermanshah County), Central District of Kermanshah province, Kermanshah province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. ...
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Kermanshah
Kermanshah is a city in the Central District (Kermanshah County), Central District of Kermanshah province, Kermanshah province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. The city is from Tehran in the western pa ...
province,
Iran
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, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
Demographics
Language and ethnicity
The city is populated by
Kurds
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and is important in the
Yarsani religion as it is the location of the tombs of the holy men Pir Benjamin and Pir Musi.
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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.
The following census in 2011 counted 8,311 people in 2,359 households.
The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 7,798 people in 2,349 households.
See also
Notes
References
Cities in Kermanshah province
Populated places in Dalahu County
Kurdish settlements in Kermanshah province
Yarsan holy places
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