Sanandaj

Sanandaj or Senna (Persian: سنندج‎, Sanandaj; Kurdish: سنه, Sine) is the capital of the province Kurdistan, which is situated in the Kurdish dominated western part of Iran. It had an estimated population of 358,084 in 2006. 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. The population of Sanandaj is mainly Kurdish, with an Armenian and Jewish minority. While the local urban people refer to the city as Sine (= Sna), the people of local rural areas tend to use the word 'Kursan', a local variation of 'Kurdistan'. The ame "Sanandaj" is the arabized form of "Sena Dezh"(Sine Dizh in Kurdish), which means "the Castle of Sena". Nowadays, it is commonly referred to as Sine in Kurdish. Country Code Iran Area code : 4321 Sanandaj