Sanandaj

By: Elham Ommi

People in Sanandaj getting ready for Yalda Night

SANANDAJ, Dec. 20 (MNA) – Yalda is the longest night of the year when Iranian people, as a tradition, hold get-togethers so as to eat nuts, pomegranate, watermelon and to read poems of Hafiz and Saadi until well after midnight.

By: Elham Ommi

Zarivar Freshwater Wetland in Kordestan province

ZARIVAR, Dec. 06 (MNA) – Zarivar Freshwater Wetland is located 130 km northwest of Sanandaj in Kordestan province and is considered a recreational area which attracts many tourists each year.

By: Elham Ommi

Astonishing scenery of autumn in Sanandaj

SANANDAJ, Nov. 28 (MNA) – The landscapes and nature of Kordestan province in autumn have depicted colorful manifestations of God-given beauties.

6,000-seat gym inaugurated in Sanandaj

TEHRAN, Sep. 24 (MNA) – The Minister of Sports and Youth inaugurated a 6,000-seat gymnasium in Sanandaj on Thursday.

By: Aryan Nasrollahi

Tulip plain in western Iran

SANANDAJ, May 20 (MNA) – The tulip flowers on the plains of the western Iranian city of Sanandaj, Kordestan province, have given a mesmerizing scenery to that region.

By: Arian Nasrollahi

“Equality, Sincere Assistance Maneuver” in Kordestan prov.

SANANDAJ, May 12 (MNA) – A number of 20,000 livelihood foodstuff packages were prepared and distributed among the needy and underprivileged people in the deprived areas of Sanandaj, Kordestan province on Mon. within the framework of “Equality, Sincere Assistance Maneuver”.

By: Aryan Nasrollahi

Vahdat Dam in Kurdestan province overflows

SANANDAJ, May 04 (MNA) – The considerably heavy precipitations across Iran in the past weeks have filled up many dams in the country. Vahdat Dam, near the western city of Sanandaj, Kurdestan province, overflowed this week after the torrential spring rainfalls filled all its 215 million-cubic-meters capacity.

By: Arian Nasrollahi

Travel restrictions in Sanandaj due to coronavirus

SANANDAJ, Mar. 30 (MNA) – As coronavirus continues to spread, the Iranian government decided to enforce limitations on people's commutes across the country, including Sanandaj in Kordestan Province. In this regard, police and Iranian Red Crescent forces control the commutes at the entrance of the city to prevent entry of non-residents.

By: Aryan Nasrollahi

Disinfecting public places in Sanandaj

SANANDAJ, Mar. 02 (MNA) – All public places in Sanandaj in Kordestan Province, including parks, terminals and ATMs are being disinfected several times on a daily basis to prevent the outbreak of COVID-19 in the city.

Parliamentary polls in provinces (1)

TEHRAN, Feb. 21 (MNA) – Iranians have begun casting their votes across the country for the 11th parliamentary and Assembly of Experts elections since 8 A.M. of Friday morning. These photos have been taken in Rasht, Bandar Abbas, Semnan, Kerman, and Sanandaj.

By: Aryan Nasrollahi

Traditional ‘Pir Shalyar’ rituals in Kordestan prov.

SANANDAJ, Feb. 01 (MNA) – The festival of Pir Shalyar is an old traditional ceremony in Kordestan province, Iran. It is held in the 40th day of winter. The celebration is held in three stages, each in a day of three consecutive weeks. In Sanandaj, the traditional rituals of ‘Pir Shalyar’ are held in the winter season every year. This traditional ritual is an objective symbol of the active participation of people on various social and cultural occasions which dates back to many years ago.

By: Arian Nasrollahi

30th Kordestan provincial theater festival

TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) – Some eight theater groups are taking part in the 30th provincial theater festival being held in the capital of the western Iranian province of Kordestan, Sanandaj.

By: Arien Nasrollahi

Visit of VP Nobakht to Sanandaj

TEHRAN, Nov. 12 (MNA) – The Vice President Mohammad Bagher Nobakht, who is also the head of the Budget and Planning Organization paid a one-day visit to Sanandaj, the capital city of the western Iranian province of Kurdistan to inaugurate and start some industrial and railway projects on Tuesday.

By: Aryan Abdollahi

“Spring of Empathy’ celebrated in Sanandaj

SANANDAJ, Nov. 10 (MNA) – On the occasion of advent of “Unity Week”, which marks the birth anniversary of Prophet of Islam Hazrat Muhammad (S), the “Spring of Empathy” was celebrated in Azadi Amphitheater of Sanandaj, Kordesan province on Sun. in the presence of Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, city and provincial officials.

By: Arian Nasrollahi

Interior min. pays visit to Kurdistan province

TEHRAN, Nov. 09 (MNA) – Iranian Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli arrived in Sanandaj, the capital city of the western province of Kurdistan, on Saturday morning to visit some development projects and attend some meetings.

By: Aryan Nasrollahi

Closing ceremony of 9th Intl. Daf Festival

SANANDAJ, Aug. 17 (MNA) – Closing ceremony of the 9th Navaye Rahmat International Daf Festival was held on Friday in Sanandaj, Kordestan province.

By: Aryan Nasrollahi

9th tambourine festival in Sanandaj

SANANDAJ, Aug. 14 (MNA) – The 9th National Tambourine Playing Festival started in the western Iranian city of Sanandaj on Tuesday and will go on through Friday. Artists from Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan and India will perform 304 pieces during the event.

By: Aryan Nasrollahi

Strawberry harvest in Kurdestan province

KURDESTAN, May 28 (MNA) – Farmers in the Iranian province of Kurdestan have started harvesting strawberries. Some 46,000 tons of strawberries from 3,000 hectares of the western province's farmlands are expected to enter the market this year.

By: Aryan Nasrollahi

“Nowruz Celebration” in Kordestan prov.’s villages

KORDESTAN, Mar. 24 (MNA) – Nowruz celebrations, marking Persian New Year, were held in Salian villages, Sarvabad and Angoujan districts, Sanandaj, Kordestan province.

By: Aryan Nasrollahi

Snowfall blankets Sanandaj in W Iran

SANANDAJ, Dec. 18 (MNA) – As winter is drawing closer, snowfall has blanketed the city of Sanandaj in western Kurdistan province.

By: Aryan Nasrollahi

Interior min. lands in Sanandaj

SANANDAJ, Nov. 23 (MNA) – Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli traveled to Sanandaj, Kordestan province on Thu. morning in order to visit and inspect construction operation of some development projects.

By: Mobin Paymankar

‘Hetaw’ Intl. festival in Sanandaj

TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) – The 4th edition of International Hetaw (Persian: heat from the sun) festival was held in the western city of Sanandaj, Kurdistan province. The theme of the festival is songs and poetry in praise of holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him). It attracted different religious singers and poets from across Iran as well as Iraqi Kurdistan region.