At the 2006 National Census, its population was 7,894 in 2,041 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 8,311 people in 2,359 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 7,798 people in 2,349 households.[2]
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][8]
^Kerend-e Gharb can be found at
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^Aref, Mohammad Reza (26 December 1383).
"Divisional reforms and changes in Kermanshah province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from
the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2024.