Sanandaj

Sanandaj or Senna (Persian: سنندج, Sanandaj; Kurdish: سنه, Sine or Kursan as it is known by the majority of the locals) is the capital of the Iranian province of Kurdistan. At the latest population census, which was carried out on 25 October 2006, it had a population of 316,862. The city of Sanandaj is the capital of the province, and lies at a distance of 512 km from Tehran, 1,480 m above sea level. It is also the administrative centre of Sannandaj County (the shahrestān of Sanandaj) as well as of a district (bakhsh) with the same name as the city. The population of Sanandaj is mainly Kurdish, with an Armenian, Assyrian and Jewish minority. People of Sanandaj speak a variation of Sorani Kurdish, and follow Shafii Sunni Islam. The name...