At present, throughout the rural and urban regions of the province a great number of inhabitants are engaged in producing different handicraft articles. The most important of these are, decorative or simple type of material used by moslems during prayers known as Janamaz.
Others are shawls, jajims (or a loosely woven woolen fabric), Kilims and rugs, types of carpets, engravings on wood, wooden chess boards. Besides which there are embroidery pieces, crochet articles, hand woven articles, givehs (local type of foot-ware), dairy products and different local sweets.
The same is one of the old and noticeable buildings of the city of Sanandaj. This edifice is an ancestral and private building of the Vakil Family who were always held a seat of power in the history...
From other historical relics of Kurdestan mention can be made of the Sanandaj bazaar and Asef bazaar of Sanandaj. They were constructed according to the architectural style of the Safavid period and...
This building is one of the historical monuments of the Kurdestan province. The same has been converted into the Sanandaj Museum. This building was constructed in late Naseredin Shah Qajar period....
The same is located 10 km. to the north of Sanandaj in mountain valleys of the "Sateleh and Tirgara" region. The length of the dam lake is 11 km. and it extends for about 934...
The Zarivar Lake is the most important and unique attraction in the west. This lake is situated at an altitude of 1,285 m. from sea level, and its width and length being 2 and 4.5 km....
Hajar Khtoon is the sibling of Imam Reza (PBUH). Its tomb is located in Taleqani Avenue (Sanandaj), near the Hajar Khastoon Mosque. This pilgrimage site has two courtyards, a relatively large mosque...
The same is also the Jame' Mosque of Sanandaj, and was constructed by the late Amanollah Khan in the year 1227 AH. Besides being well fortified, this mosque has a large nocturnal area. On...
Other ancient mosques of the province are: the Darolaman Jame' Mosque (Sanandaj), Khosrow Abad Jame' Mosque (Bijar), Do Minareh Mosque (Saqez), Jame' Mosque of the Qajar era...
The province of Kurdestan has only one archaeological and anthropological musem. The said is in Salar Seyed Edifice in the city of Sanandaj. Various relics from the region of Kurdestan, as well...
Kurdish music so to speak spells notes well intermingling with the life, culture, historical, music and religious beliefs of the people. The Hooreh or Ahoura melody is a distinct example of...
At present, throughout the rural and urban regions of the province a great number of inhabitants are engaged in producing different handicraft articles. The most important of these are,...
This village is located 47 km. southeast of Marivan and in the foothills. The Takht Oraman Mountains are in the south, the Mahdi Mountains in the north, and Mount Dalani in the northwest of...
The same is located in an east-west valley on steep slope overlooking the northern front of the Takht Mountains 63 km. south of Marivan. The village houses are generally made of stone and stair like...
The village of Salavat Abad or Naman is located 15 km. east of Sanandaj and the Salavat Abad River flows from the south. Altitudes such as Mount Kacheh Resh in the north west, mount Lul in the...
