Gilan-e Gharb
City in Kermanshah province, Iran
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Gilan-e Gharb (Persian: گيلانغرب)[a] is a city in the Central District of Gilan-e Gharb County, Kermanshah province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4]
Gilan-e Gharb
Persian: گيلانغرب | |
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City | |
  Gilan-e Gharb | |
| Coordinates: 34°08′26″N 45°55′06″E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Kermanshah |
| County | Gilan-e Gharb |
| District | Central |
| Elevation | 810 m (2,660 ft) |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 22,331 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Area code | 0834 |
Demographics
Infrastructure
Roads
The main access road is the Gilan-e Gharb-Eslamabad-e Gharb route connecting it to Kermanshah.[8][9] 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.[10][11][12] Other routes include the Gilan-e Gharb-Sarpol-e Zahab and Gilan-e Gharb-Sumar roads.[10]
