Sanandaj
Sanandaj is a city in the Central District of Sanandaj County, in the Kurdistan province of Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district.
Sanandaj is a city in the Central District of Sanandaj County, in the Kurdistan province of Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. With a population of 850,000, it is the second largest Kurdish city and 20th largest city overall in Iran. The city is considered a historic centre of Kurdish cultural and intellectual life, particularly noted for its tradition of Kurdish music, poetry, and carpet weaving.
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Worth seeing in and around Sanandaj
9 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Dar ul-Ihsan Mosque
The Dar ol-Ehsan Mosque, also known as the Jameh Mosque of Sanandaj, is a Friday mosque, located in the city of Sanandaj, western Iran. The mosque was completed in 1812 CE, during the Qajar dynasty.
900 m · mosque in Sanandaj, Iranian national heritage site · Wikipedia - 02Abidar
Abidar is a mountain to the West of Sanandaj, in Rojhelat of Kurdistan, situated in Iran. With an elevation of 2550 metres, Mount Abidar is made of Upper Cretaceous rocks and is located in the Sanandaj-Sirjan geological and structural zone.
6.7 km · mountain in Iran · Wikipedia - 03University of Kurdistan
University of Kurdistan is the largest university in Iranian Kurdistan Province, located in the south of Sanandaj. The University of Kurdistan was ranked as the eighth top university in Iran in academic year 2007-2008 and was ranked as the first top developing university in Iran in academic year 2006–2007.
3.7 km · university in Sanandaj, Iran · Wikipedia - 04Khosro Abad Mansion
The Khosro Abad Mansion or the Khosro Abad Museum is Qajar era mansion and museum, located in Sanandaj, Kurdistan province, Iran. It was awarded the UNESCO seal of authenticity, and was added to the Iran National Heritage List on 17 January 1977, administered by the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran.
1.2 km · mansion in Sanandaj, Iranian national heritage site · Wikipedia - 05Khan Hammam
The Khan Bathhouse is an early Qajar era public bath in Sanandaj, Iran. It was built in 1805 by the order of Amanollah Khan Ardalan, and was later repaired in 1878.
800 m · hammam in Sanandaj, Iranian national heritage site · Wikipedia - 06Hajar Khatoon Mosque
The Hajar Khatoon Mosque is a Sunni mosque and shrine, located in the city of Sanandaj, in the province of Kurdistan, in western Iran. The shrine contains the tomb of Hajar Khatoon, who was the sibling of Ali al-Rida.
1 km · Mosque in Iran · Wikipedia - 07Qeshlaq Bridge
Gheshlagh Bridge is located east of Sanandaj, the center of Iran's Kurdistan province. This bridge on Gheshlagh river is a remnant of the Safavid and Zand eras.
3.7 km · bridge in Iran · Wikipedia - 08Sanandaj synagogue
The Sanandaj Synagogue or Bozorg Synagogue, is a synagogue, located on Persian: کوچه کنعان ۳, in Sanandaj, in the Kurdistan Province of Iran. It is registered as #26979 in the Iran national index.
600 m · synagogue in Sanandaj, Iran · Wikipedia - 09Skill National University
The National University of Skills formerly known as the Technical and Vocational University, is a state comprehensive university, affiliated to Ministry of Science Research and Technology of Iran. NUS headquarters is based in Tehran, Iran, and it manages more than 180 branches across the country.
1.8 km · university in Iran · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Dar ul-Ihsan Mosque
- 02Hajar Khatoon Mosque
- 03Khosro Abad Mansion
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Things to do
Go to Abidar mountain in the Western corner of Sanandaj. This mountain is the place where the residents of Sanandaj go on hiking and has many beautiful parks like "Amirieh" Jungle Park. Go to the Bazaars, like 6th Bahman, Vahabi House of Fabrics, Chapoor, Eqbal square. Go out of the city. Kurdistan province is one of the most mountainous regions in Iran.
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Getting to Sanandaj
- Airports
- Kirkuk (KIK), 241 km · Erbil (EBL), 294 km
- Stations
- Sanandaj Airport, 7.4 km
- Tehran → Sanandaj403 km · quickest by road, 7h 14m · $39–55
- Tabriz → Sanandaj314 km · quickest by road, 7h 23m · $35–49
- Karaj → Sanandaj366 km · quickest by road, 7h 23m · $39–55
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No local-transport research exists yet for Sanandaj
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Sanandaj. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inFreeway Tehran, Sanandaj There are many shared taxis to Tehran for US$30.
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