sanandaj

Sanandaj is a beautiful city in the west of Iran, with warm and hospitable people. Thanks to its rich history and beautiful nature, this city has countless tourist attractions. The sights of Sanandaj are so diverse and many that you cannot visit them all in one trip. This is where knowing about the various tourist attractions in this city will help you to choose the best places to visit according to your taste and make a great plan for sightseeing in this city. For this reason, in this article, we are going to visit the mountainous and Kurdish city of Sanandaj and get to know its sights. As a result, if you are thinking of buying a plane ticket to Sanandaj and traveling to this city for your next vacation, we recommend that you stay with us in this article.

Sanandaj city, the capital of Kurdistan province, is located 512 kilometers west of Tehran and geographically, it is located almost in the center of the province, so that it is neighboring with other cities except Saqez and Baneh cities. Sanandaj city is the most populous city in the province with a population of 419,750 according to the estimate of 2014.

In terms of natural and climatic conditions, Sanandaj is a mountainous city with a cold mountain climate that has mild summers and relatively cold winters. The height of this city is 1480 meters above sea level and its average rainfall is more than 500 millimeters per year.

The city of Sanandaj is one of the most beautiful cities in Iran due to its special topographical situation, so that the city is surrounded by beautiful and tall mountains, and the city is made up of many hills in the form of a spiral hill, and a beautiful view of the city is visible on top of each hill.

Some of these hills, such as Tusnozar, Tepe Rousi, Tepe Sharaf-ul-Molk, etc., are historically and religiously important, and also the beautiful Abider mountain, the small mountain kochka rash (black stone) on both sides of the city, have given more beauty to this city.

The Qeshlaq River flows in the eastern edge of the city, which adds to the beauty of the city. The Kurdish people of Sanandaj call it "sna".

In fact, Sanandaj is the expression of the compound word "Snadej". In the Avestan dictionary, "sna" means falcon and eagle, although there are other definitions for the word "sna".

Historical background

Since 1046 AH, that is, during the Safavid era and during the reign of Shah Safi Suleiman Khan Ardalan, he moved the center of government from Hassanabad and Palangan castles in the south of Sanandaj to the city of sna.

And before that, Sanandaj continued to exist as a small village, and probably the old city of "sna" was destroyed by an earthquake or Mongol invasion.

Because the ancient Tusnozar hill next to Qashlaq river and Hassan Abad castle and other evidence such as graves more than a thousand years old found in Sanandaj testify to the city's antiquity.

After moving the center of government to Sanandaj, Suleiman Khan Ardalan built a strong government castle on top of a hill and built buildings, baths, mosques and markets outside and around the castle.

It should be noted that Sanandaj has a valuable traditional urban context in terms of its geographical location and the urban development activities of the Safavid and Qajar eras, in which many residential and public buildings such as baths, mosques, bazaars, and takiye remain.

Cultural dimensions

The city of Sanandaj has a special place among the Kurdish regions in terms of culture, art and religion, the number of top artists in various cultural and artistic fields such as music, theater and visual arts, the great place of Sufism and mysticism in the city's takayas and monasteries and the printing of Kurdish publications. has turned Sanandaj into a cultural city.

It should be mentioned that the city of Sanandaj has the largest number of mosques in relation to the population among Islamic countries with 141 mosques.

In terms of higher education, several university units such as Kurdistan University, Medical Sciences, Azad University, Payam Noor, Teacher Training Center and Technical College with a population of about 20,000 students are continuing their studies in various fields.