Sanandaj

Sanandaj
سنندج
سنە
Sine
City

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Sanandaj
Coordinates: 35°18′52″N 46°59′32″E / 35.31444°N 46.99222°E / 35.31444; 46.99222Coordinates: 35°18′52″N 46°59′32″E / 35.31444°N 46.99222°E / 35.31444; 46.99222
Country  Iran
Province Kurdistan
County Sanandaj
Bakhsh Central
Government
 • Mayor Kamyab Shadman
Area
 • Total 3,033 km2 (1,171 sq mi)
Elevation 1,538 m (5,046 ft)
Population (2016)
 • Total 432,330
 • Density 140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
 • Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)
Area code(s) 087
Website e-sanandaj.ir

Sanandaj  pronunciation  (Persian: سنندج‎‎) At the 2016 census, its population was 414,069 [1] Sanandaj is the capital of Kurdistan Province in Iran. Sanandaj is the twenty-third largest city in Iran. The new Sanandaj is not old and was founded about 200 years ago, yet under its short existence it has grown to become a center of Kurdish culture.[2][3]

Society

Sanandaj Museum

The population of Sanandaj is mainly Kurdish. The city also had an Armenian minority who gradually emigrated from the city. Until the Iranian Revolution (1979), the city had a small Aramaic-speaking Jewish community of about 4,000 people.[2] The city boasted a sizable Assyrian community that spoke a unique dialect of Aramaic called Senaya. The economy of Sanandaj is based upon the production of carpets, processed hides and skins, milled rice, refined sugar, woodworking, cotton weaving, metalware and cutlery.[4][5]

The Ardalani dialect of Kurdish is spoken in Sanandaj and its surroundings. Ardalani dialect is distinct to Kurdistan province and is spoken in Sanandaj and other cities of Kurdistan province. The other important dialect of Sorani Kurdish is Mokriani which is spoken in Mokrian region in the cities of Piranshahr and Mahabad in West Azerbaijan province.

Under the Iranian revolution Komalah took control over the city under a brief period of time.

Famous people connected to Sanandaj

The world-renowned traditional Kurdish music ensemble The Kamkars, as well as prominent Kurdish singers, Sayed Ali Asghar Kurdistani, Abbas Kamandi, Nasser Razazi and Mazhar Khaleqi all hail from Sanandaj. Famous Swedish economist and author of Kurdish Iranian origin Tino Sanandaji was born in Sanandaj.

References

  1. ↑ "آمار جمعیتی شهرستان سنندج :: فرمانداری سنندج".
  2. 1 2 Geoffrey Khan, The Jewish Neo-Aramaic Dialect of Sanandaj, Piscataway NJ: Gorgias Press, p. 1.
  3. ↑ Sanandaj Encyclopædia Britannica, retrieved 16 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "کردستان از نظر نرخ بیکاری در جایگاه دوم کشور قرار گرفت". yjc.ir. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
  5. ↑ "سرمایه‌گذاری در صنعت و معدن کردستان، 4 برابر کمتر از متوسط کشوری است". sanayenews.com. Retrieved 2016-05-14.

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