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35° 19' 9" N 46° 59' 41.33" E [35.3192, 46.9948] (KML)
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Sanandaj [M], 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 [M] 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 [M] 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.

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By plane

There is a daily flight from Tehran [M].

By car

There are Shared taxis to Tehran [M] for 25 Dollars.

By bus

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

Get around

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

See

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

Do

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  • Go to Abidar mountain in the Western corner of Sanandaj [M]. 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

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  • Kurdistan University

Buy

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

Eat

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  • Khansalar, (Pasdaran Street). Great Kebabs and oodles of old Persian style.  
  • Paradise, Abidar Avenue. You can buy pizzas here.  

Sleep

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  • Mosaferkhaneh Jabbar, Enqelab Square.  
  • Hotel Hedayat, Ferdosi Street.  
  • Shadi Hotel, Pasdaran 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.  

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Text content was last edited at 11:06, on 22 October 2008 by Anonymous user(s) of Wikitravel. Based on work by Omid Hatami and David. A list of contributors is available at the original article on Wikitravel. This text content is available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0.
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