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Sanandaj
City in Kurdistan province, Iran

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.

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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.

Get in

Getting to Sanandaj

There are 5 daily flights from Tehran. And 2 weekly flights from (Kurdistan of Iraq) and also monthly flights from Antalia (Turkey).

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    Sanandaj Airport

    A railway line connecting Sanandaj with Tehran and the rest of the national network is under construction.

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    Sanandaj
See

Worth seeing

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    Dar ul-Ihsan Mosque
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    Hajar Khatoon Mosque
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    Khosro Abad Mansion
Do

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.

How locals move

Getting around Sanandaj the local way

  • Get inFreeway Tehran, Sanandaj There are many shared taxis to Tehran for US$30.

From Wikivoyage: Sanandaj, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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