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.
The city is populated byKurds and is important in theYarsani religion as it is the location of the tombs of the holy men Pir Benjamin and Pir Musi.[5][6]
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 7,894 in 2,041 households.[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.[2]
^Kerend-e Gharb can be found atGEOnet Names Server, atthis link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3070217" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^Aref, Mohammad Reza (2 January 1391) [Approved 26 December 1383].Divisional reforms and changes in Kermanshah province.rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 1.4.42.139955; Letter 58538/T26118H; Notification 10495/T32691K. Archived fromthe original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved29 January 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
