Gilan-e Gharb

Gilan-e Gharb (Kurdish: Gyellan گیەڵان) (Persian: گيلانغرب; also Romanized as Gīlān-e Gharb; also known as Gharb)[2] is the capital city of Gilan-e Gharb County, Kermanshah Province, Iran.

For the administrative subdivision, see Gilan-e Gharb County.
Gilan-e Gharb
گيلانغرب
City
Gilan-e Gharb
Coordinates: 34°08′32″N 45°55′13″E
CountryIran
ProvinceKermanshah
CountyGilan-e Gharb
BakhshCentral
Elevation
810 m (2,660 ft)
Population
 (2016 Census)
 • Total22,331 [1]
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
Area code0834

Demographics

The city is populated by Kurds from the Kalhor tribe.[3]

Language

The spoken language is the Kalhori dialect of Kurdish.[4]

Infrastructure

Roads

The main access road is the Gilan-e Gharb-Eslamabad-e Gharb route connecting it to Kermanshah.[5][6] 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.[7][8][9] Other routes include the Gilan-e Gharb-Sarpol-e Zahab and Gilan-e Gharb-Sumar roads.[10]

Recreation

Ardashiri hotel and restaurant serves the city.[11]

Notables

Farangis Fattahi is noted for the defense of her family when she confronted an Iraqi soldier and killed him with an ax.[12]

See also

References
  1. "Statistical Center of Iran > Home". www.amar.org.ir.
  2. 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".
  3. "Gilān-e Gharb". Iran Atlas. 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  4. https://www.bargozideha.com/share/ot19gb1r-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%AF%DB%8C-%DA%A9%D9%84%D9%87%D8%B1%DB%8C
  5. https://www.karnaval.ir/route/gilan-e-gharb-to-eslamabad-e-gharb
  6. http://news.mrud.ir/news/112286/%D8%A2%D8%BA%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D8%B7%D8%B1%D8%AD-%D8%B1%D9%88%DA%A9%D8%B4-%D8%A2%D8%B3%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA-%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B5%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA%DB%8C-%DA%AF%DB%8C%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A8
  7. https://www.tarafdari.com/node/1798540
  8. https://mag.zigocamp.com/post/4767
  9. https://www.karnaval.ir/route/ilam-to-gilan-e-gharb
  10. https://www.tarafdari.com/node/1798540
  11. https://balad.ir/p/%D9%87%D8%AA%D9%84-%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%B4%DB%8C%D8%B1%DB%8C-gilanqarb_restaurant-7lzEqNHMWpIKGF
  12. Zadeh, Sara (27 September 2015). "Farangis, a Narration of the Brave women of Gilan Gharb". Oral History. Translated by Mohammad Bagher Khoshnevisan. Retrieved 2017-04-30.


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