'''Sanandaj''', also called "Senna" is a city in the Kurdistan Province of Iran. Sanandaj occupies a fertile valley in the Zagros Mountains. The city is a major manufacturing and retail trade center with many diverse products, including carpets, cotton textiles, leather, metal ware, cutlery, pottery, wood furniture and wood crafts, milled rice, refined sugar, and processed foods. Its old bazaar is noted as a place to buy Kurdish handicrafts.

Sanandaj is home to the ruins of an 11th- and 12th- century fortress, the Dar al-Ehsan Mosque, and the Sanandaj Museum. The museum is housed in a 19th-century royal palace whose Arusi Room, or Wedding Room, is considered a masterpiece of handcrafted woodwork. Kurdistan University, founded after the 1979 Islamic revolution in Iran, is also in the city.

The area around Sanandaj is known for its many mountain caves, hot springs, and freshwater lakes, many of which cater to tourists. The nature around Sanandaj is very beautiful.

Understand

Get in

By plane

There is a daily flight from Tehran.

By train

By car

There are Shared taxis to Tehran for 25 Dollars.

By bus

There are buses frequent buses from Tehran, Kermanshah, Tabriz and Hamedan.

By boat

Get around

  • Outside the city there are beautiful hills, mountains, water caves and lakes.
  • See

  • Hajar Khatoon Mosque
  • Kurd House
  • Khosro-abad
  • Aseef Buildings
  • Do

  • Go to Abidar mountain in the Western corner of Sanandaj. This mountain is the place where the residents of Sanandaj go on hicking and has many beautiful parks like "Amirieh" Jungle Park.
  • Go to the Bazaar
  • Go out of the city. Kurdistan province is one of the most mountainous regions in Iran. It is a popular tourist destination, featuring mountaineering, skiing and water sports. The nature outside the city contains beautiful hills, mountains and lakes.

    Learn

  • Kurdistan University
  • Work

    Buy

  • Kurdish sweet Confectionery, Nan-e-Konjedi, Nan-e-Berenji
  • Eat

  • Khansalar. asdaran Street. Great Kebabs and oodles of old Persian style.

  • Paradise. bidar Avenue. You can buy pizzas here.

    Budget

    Mid-range

    Splurge

    Drink

    Sleep

    Budget

  • Mosaferkhaneh Jabbar. nqelab Square.
  • Hotel Hedayat. erdosi Street.

    Mid-range

  • Shadi Hotel. asdaran Street extension. This is the best accommodation for hundreds of kilometers around. For a mid-range price, you get all facilities of a four-star hotel. The owner speaks English fluently, a restuarant.

    Splurge

    Contact

    Stay safe

    Cope

    Get out

  • '''Lake Zarivar''' near Marivan is a very beautiful lake near Sanandaj. Don't miss it.
  • Hawraman is an ancient Kurdish village.
  • '''Quri Qaleh water cave''' is one of the most beautiful water caves in Iran.
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