Javanrud

Javanrud (Persian: جوانرود and Kurdish: جوانڕۆ, romanized: Ciwanro), also Romanized as Javānrūd; also known as Qal‘a Jūanrūd, Qal‘eh Jūānrūd, and Qal‘eh-ye Javānrūd, all meaning "Fort Javanrud", and Jūānrū, is a city in the Central District of Javanrud County, Kermanshah province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. The city is located 79 kilometers north of Kermanshah and is 1,300 meters above sea level.

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 43,104 in 9,591 households. The following census in 2011 counted 51,483 people in 13,043 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 54,354 people in 15,010 households.