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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. With a population of 414,069, it is the second largest Kurdish city and 23rd largest city overall in Iran. History Sanandaj's founding is fairly recent, (about 250 years ago), yet in its short existence it has grown to become one of the centers of Kurdish culture.Geoffrey Khan, The Jewish Neo-Aramaic Dialect of Sanandaj, Piscataway NJ: Gorgias Press, p. 1. During the Iran–Iraq War the city was attacked by Iraqi planes and saw disturbances. Since 2019, UNESCO has recognized Sanandaj as Creative City of Music. The name "Sinna" first appears in records from the 14th century CE. Before this, the main city in the region was Sisar, whose exact location is unknown. Sisar was also called "Sisar of Sadkhaniya", or "Sisar of the hundred springs", and it has been proposed that the current name of "Sinna" is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Sanandaj County
Sanandaj County () is in Kurdistan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Sanandaj. History In 2011, Hoseynabad-e Jonubi Rural District was separated from the Central District (Sanandaj County), Central District, and Hoseynabad-e Shomali Rural District was separated from Saral District of Divandarreh County in the formation of Hoseynabad District. Zhavarud-e Sharqi Rural District was separated from the Central District to form Sirvan District, including the new Miyanrud Rural District. After the 2016 National Census, the village of Hoseynabad, Sanandaj, Hoseynabad was elevated to the status of a city. Demographics Ethnicity The county is populated by ethnic Kurds. Population At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 409,628 in 105,247 households. The following census in 2011 counted 450,167 people in 127,699 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 501,402 in 152,532 households. Administrative divisions Sanandaj County's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Hasanabad, Sanandaj
Hasanabad () is a neighborhood in the city of Sanandaj of the Central District (Sanandaj County), Central District of Sanandaj County, Kurdistan province, Kurdistan province, Iran. As a village, it was the capital of Abidar Rural District until its capital was transferred to the village of Kilaneh. History In AD 1345 (746 AH), "Amir Hasan Khan Ardalan" built a strong fort for the center of his government on the top of a mountain in the south of the village. In the late sixteenth century AD (the beginning of the tenth century AH), Helu Khan Ardalan, the then governor of Kurdistan, made it the seat of government. Probably, before the establishment of the city of Sane Dej (Sanandaj), Abadii and Hassanabad Castle were the capital of Kurdistan Province, and from AD 1636 (1046 AH) after the destruction of Hassanabad Castle, Sanandaj became the center of Kurdistan Province. The remains of Hassan Abad Castle facilities are still in place. Hassanabad Castle is one of the dif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Central District (Sanandaj County)
The Central District of Sanandaj County () is in Kurdistan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Sanandaj. History In 2011, Hoseynabad-e Jonubi Rural District was separated from the district, and Hoseynabad-e Shomali Rural District was separated from Saral District of Divandarreh County Divandarreh County () is in Kurdistan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Divandarreh. History After the 2011 National Census, Hoseynabad-e Shomali Rural District was separated from the county to join Sanandaj County. After the 2016 ... in the formation of Hoseynabad District. Zhavarud-e Sharqi Rural District was separated from the Central District to form Sirvan District. Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 386,738 in 99,692 households. The following census in 2011 counted 428,610 people in 121,932 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 461,278 inhabitants in 140,667 household ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Khosro Abad Mansion
The Khosro Abad Mansion () or the Khosro Abad Museum is a Zand and Qajar era mansion and museum, located in Sanandaj, in the province of 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. History and architecture The Khosro Abad mansion was built in 1808 CE by order of Amanullah Khan Ardalan, the then ruler of Ardalan. Amanullah Khan was the son of Khosro Khan, after whom the mansion is named. During the Qajar era, the mansion served as a government seat and a venue for celebrations. Notably, the wedding ceremony between Fath-Ali Shah's daughter and Amanullah Khan's son was held in the courtyard of the mansion. The mansion incoperates Zand and Qajar era architectural styles, the east side façade is in Zand style, while the west side facade is in Qajar style. Restoration operations of the building bega ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Counties Of Iran
Iran's counties (, Romanization, romanized as ''šahrestân'') are administrative divisions of larger Provinces of Iran, provinces (''ostan''). The word ''shahrestan'' comes from the Persian words ' (city) and ' ("place, land"). "County", therefore, is a near equivalent to (šahrestân). Counties are divided into one or more districts ( ). A typical district includes both cities ( ) and rural districts ( ), which are groupings of adjacent villages. One city within the county serves as the capital of that county, generally in its Central District. Each county is governed by an office known as ''farmândâri'', which coordinates different public events and agencies and is headed by a ''farmândâr'', the governor of the county and the highest-ranking official in the division. Among the provinces of Iran, Fars province, Fars has the highest number of ''shahrestans'' (37), while Qom province, Qom has the fewest (3). In 2005 Iran had 324 ''shahrestans'', while in as of now there ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ardalan
Ardalan also known as Ardalanids, house of Ardalan, Ardalind dynasty, () was a Hereditary monarchy, hereditary Kurds, Kurdish Emirate in western Iran from around the 14th century until 1865 or 1868 with Sanandaj as capital. The Ardalan state was completely independent until 1617, when it was incorporated into the Safavid Iran, Safavid Empire as a semi-independent frontier province by the name of Ardalan. The territory corresponded roughly to present-day Kurdistan province of Iran and its rulers were loyal to Qajar Iran. Baban was its main rival. Gorani language, Gorani was its literary language and lingua franca. When the Ardalan emirate fell, literary work in Gorani ceased. History Origins The ruling family of Ardalan belonged to the Ardalan tribe, also known as Bani Ardalan tribe, whose name may has been suggested to have been acquired from a Turkic languages, Turkic rank. The ruling family considered themselves to be descended from Saladin (), the founder of the Ayyubid dynas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kurds
Kurds (), or the Kurdish people, are an Iranian peoples, Iranic ethnic group from West Asia. They are indigenous to Kurdistan, which is a geographic region spanning southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, northern Iraq, and northeastern Syria. Consisting of 30–45 million people, the global Kurdish population is largely concentrated in Kurdistan, but significant communities of the Kurdish diaspora exist in parts of West Asia beyond Kurdistan and in parts of Europe, most notably including: Turkey's Central Anatolian Kurds, as well as Kurds in Istanbul, Istanbul Kurds; Iran's Khorasani Kurds; the Caucasian Kurds, primarily in Kurds in Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan and Kurds in Armenia, Armenia; and the Kurdish populations in various European countries, namely Kurds in Germany, Germany, Kurds in France, France, Kurds in Sweden, Sweden, and the Kurds in the Netherlands, Netherlands. The Kurdish language, Kurdish languages and the Zaza–Gorani languages, both of which belong to the Wes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Soleyman Khan Ardalan
Soleyman Khan Ardalan was the Ardalan ''beglerbeg'' (governor) of Kurdistan from 1637 to 1657. He is notable for having founded the city of Sanandaj in 1636/37, which would serve as the capital of the Ardalan principality until its dissolution in the 1860s. He was the cousin of Khan Ahmad Khan Ardalan, who had previously served as the governor of Kurdistan from 1617 to 1637. Following the Iranian–Ottoman Treaty of Zohab in 1639, Soleyman Khan lost the western half of his domain to the Ottomans, which included Shahrezur, Qaradagh, Qezelja, Sarutchek, Kirkuk, Rawandez, Emayideh, Koy, Harir and the western portion of Avraman. The extent of Kurdistan was thus now restricted to that of Sanandaj, Marivan, eastern Avraman, Baneh, Saqqeh, Javanrud, and some of the Jaf confederacy. Soleyman Khan was eventually dismissed by Shah Abbas II () for planning a revolt with the help of the Ottoman Empire. He was exiled to Mashhad in Khorasan KhorasanDabeersiaghi, Commentary on Safarn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Provinces Of Iran
Iran is subdivided into thirty-one provinces ( ''Ostân''), each governed from a local centre, usually the largest local city, which is called the capital (Persian: , ''Markaz (country subdivision), Markaz'') of that province. The provincial authority is headed by a governor-general (Persian: ''Ostândâr''), who is appointed by the Ministry of Interior (Iran), Minister of the Interior subject to approval of the cabinet. Modern history Iran has held its modern territory since the Treaty of Paris (1857), Treaty of Paris in 1857. Prior to 1937, Iran had maintained its feudal administrative divisional structure, dating back to the time the modern state was centralized by the Safavid dynasty in the 16th century. Although the boundaries, roles, and rulers changed often. On the eve of the Persian Constitutional Revolution in 1905, Iran was composed of Tehran, being directly ruled by the monarch; four ''eyalet, eyalats'' ( ''elâyât'' pl., ''elayat'' sin.), ruled by Qajar dyn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Assyrian People
Assyrians (, ) are an ethnic group Indigenous peoples, indigenous to Mesopotamia, a geographical region in West Asia. Modern Assyrians Assyrian continuity, share descent directly from the ancient Assyrians, one of the key civilizations of Mesopotamia. While they are distinct from other Mesopotamian groups, such as the Babylonians, they share in the broader cultural heritage of the Mesopotamian region. Modern Assyrians may culturally self-identify as Terms for Syriac Christians#Syriac identity, Syriacs, Chaldean Catholics, Chaldeans, or Terms for Syriac Christians#Aramean identity, Arameans for religious, geographic, and tribal identification. Assyrians speak various dialects of Neo-Aramaic, specifically those known as Suret and Turoyo, which are among the oldest continuously spoken and written languages in the world. Aramaic was the lingua franca of West Asia for centuries and was the language spoken by historical Jesus, Jesus. It has influenced other languages such as Hebrew an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Armenians
Armenians (, ) are an ethnic group indigenous to the Armenian highlands of West Asia.Robert Hewsen, Hewsen, Robert H. "The Geography of Armenia" in ''The Armenian People From Ancient to Modern Times Volume I: The Dynastic Periods: From Antiquity to the Fourteenth Century''. Richard G. Hovannisian (ed.) New York: St. Martin's Press, 1997, pp. 1–17 Armenians constitute the main demographic group in Armenia and constituted the main population of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh until their Flight of Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians, subsequent flight due to the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh, 2023 Azerbaijani offensive. There is a large Armenian diaspora, diaspora of around five million people of Armenian ancestry living outside the Republic of Armenia. The largest Armenian populations exist in Armenians in Russia, Russia, the Armenian Americans, United States, Armenians in France, France, Armenians in Georgia, Georgia, Iranian Armenians, Iran, Armenians in Germany, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Chaldean Catholic Church
The Chaldean Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic Churches, Eastern Catholic Catholic particular churches and liturgical rites, particular church (''sui iuris'') in full communion with the Holy See and the rest of the Catholic Church, and is headed by the Chaldean Catholic Patriarchate of Baghdad, Chaldean Patriarchate. Employing in its liturgy the East Syriac Rite in the Syriac dialect of the Aramaic language, it is part of Syriac Christianity. Headquartered in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Sorrows, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, since 1950, it is headed by the Catholicos-Chaldean Catholic Patriarchate of Baghdad, Patriarch Louis Raphaël I Sako. In the late 2010s, it had a membership of 616,639, with a large population in diaspora and its home country of Iraq. The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom reports that, according to the Iraqi Christian Foundation, an agency of the Chaldean Catholic Church, approximately 80% of Iraqi Christians are of that church. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
