Divandarreh (Divandareh) City

in Kurdistan province
Divandarreh Divandarreh (Thumbnail)
Divandarreh
Saqqez (Saghez) - Kurdistan Province Saqqez (Saghez) - Kurdistan Province (Thumbnail)
Saqqez (Saghez) - Kurdistan Province
Karaftu caves - Saghez Karaftu caves - Saghez (Thumbnail)
Karaftu caves - Saghez
Karaftu caves - Saghez Karaftu caves - Saghez (Thumbnail)
Karaftu caves - Saghez
Karaftu caves - Saghez Karaftu caves - Saghez (Thumbnail)
Karaftu caves - Saghez
Karaftu caves - Saghez Karaftu caves - Saghez (Thumbnail)
Karaftu caves - Saghez
Chel Chameh (Chehel Cheshmeh) Mountains - Divandarreh Chel Chameh (Chehel Cheshmeh) Mountains - Divandarreh (Thumbnail)
Chel Chameh (Chehel Cheshmeh) Mountains - Divandarreh
Chel Chameh (Chehel Cheshmeh) Mountains - Divandarreh Chel Chameh (Chehel Cheshmeh) Mountains - Divandarreh (Thumbnail)
Chel Chameh (Chehel Cheshmeh) Mountains - Divandarreh
Chel Chameh (Chehel Cheshmeh) Mountains - Divandarreh Chel Chameh (Chehel Cheshmeh) Mountains - Divandarreh (Thumbnail)
Chel Chameh (Chehel Cheshmeh) Mountains - Divandarreh
Divandarreh is one of the new townships of Kordestan province (Kurdistan) as before it was part of Sanandaj township. This township is located to the north of Sanandaj and is a mountainous region. It is bounded in the north by west Azarbayjan in the east by Bijar and in the west by Saqez. The city of Divandareh is located at a distance of 95 km. north of Sanandaj. Divandareh has developed from a village to a city in the last decade.

The spoken language in the city is Kurdish, but the language which is used in schools and offices is Farsi, since the official language in Iran is Persian Almost everyone in the city are fluent in Farsi.

The Karaftu caves are an ensemble of artificially cut rock chambers located in Divandarreh, Kurdistan Province, Iran. The cave complex dates back to the 3rd or 4th century BC and is of major importance due to its Greek inscription; "one of the very few examples preserved in situ" in Iran.
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Divandarreh
Saqqez (Saghez) - Kurdistan Province
Karaftu caves - Saghez
Karaftu caves - Saghez
Karaftu caves - Saghez
Karaftu caves - Saghez
Chel Chameh (Chehel Cheshmeh) Mountains - Divandarreh
Chel Chameh (Chehel Cheshmeh) Mountains - Divandarreh
Chel Chameh (Chehel Cheshmeh) Mountains - Divandarreh
Chel Chameh (Chehel Cheshmeh) Mountains - Divandarreh
Chel Chameh (Chehel Cheshmeh) Mountains - Divandarreh
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Category: Mountains
Chehel Cheshmeh Mountain (lit. Forty Springs) is the highest in the north of the Zagross Mountain Ranges in Kurdistan Province. Being 3,173 m. in height and located ...
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This river is one of the main branches of the Sefid Rood River and originates from the Cheshmeh Mountains, elevations of the Hezar Kanian, springs of the eastern ...
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