Gilan-e Gharb

Gilan-e Gharb (Kurdish: Giyelan گیەڵان) (Persian: گيلانغرب; also Romanized as Gīlān-e Gharb; also known as Gharb)[3] is a city in the Central District of Gilan-e Gharb County, Kermanshah province, Iran, and serves as both capital of the county and of the district. The city is populated by Kurds from the Kalhor tribe.[4]

For the administrative division of Kermanshah province, see Gilan-e Gharb County.

Gilan-e Gharb
Persian: گيلانغرب
City
Gilan-e Gharb is located in Iran
Gilan-e Gharb
Gilan-e Gharb
Coordinates: 34°08′26″N 45°55′06″E[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceKermanshah
CountyGilan-e Gharb
DistrictCentral
Elevation
810 m (2,660 ft)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total22,331
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Area code0834

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 19,431 in 4,620 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 20,922 people in 5,504 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 22,331 people in 6,652 households.[2]

Infrastructure

Roads

The main access road is the Gilan-e Gharb-Eslamabad-e Gharb route connecting it to Kermanshah.[7][8] 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.[9][10][11] Other routes include the Gilan-e Gharb-Sarpol-e Zahab and Gilan-e Gharb-Sumar roads.[12]

References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (13 July 2023). "Gilan-e Gharb, Gilan-e Gharb County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 05. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. 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".
  4. "Gilān-e Gharb". Iran Atlas. 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  5. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 05. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 05. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  7. "مسیر گیلانغرب به اسلام آباد غرب | فاصله گیلانغرب تا اسلام آباد غرب روی نقشه".
  8. "آغاز اجرایی طرح روکش آسفالت محورهای مواصلاتی گیلانغرب". 6 July 2022.
  9. "ایران شناسی (144): گیلانغرب". 27 November 2020.
  10. "راهنمای سفر به گیلانغرب 1401 | گیلانِ غربِ کشور را بشناسید | زیگو". 22 June 2022.
  11. "مسیر ایلام به گیلانغرب | فاصله ایلام تا گیلانغرب روی نقشه".
  12. "ایران شناسی (144): گیلانغرب". 27 November 2020.
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