Kerend-e Gharb

Kerend-e Gharb (Persian: كرندغرب)[a] is a city in the Central District of Dalahu County, Kermanshah province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.

[4] 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.

[7] The following census in 2011 counted 8,311 people in 2,359 households.

[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 7,798 people in 2,349 households.

This Dalahu County location article is a stub.

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.