Gilan-e Gharb

Iran / Kermanshah / Gilan-e Garb /
Gilan-e Gharb (Persian: گيلانغرب‎; also Romanized as Gīlān-e Gharb; also known as Gīlān) is the capital city of Gilan-e Gharb County, Kermanshah Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 19,431, in 4,620 families.

The city is populated by Kalhor Kurds and are Shia Muslim. It is considered by many to be the literary center of the Southern Kurdish dialect. It has fostered many artists, poets, actors, and intellectuals.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilan-e_Gharb
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Coordinates:   34°8'11"N   45°55'30"E
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