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Sanandaj (Senneh) (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 35 18 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 35.3000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 047 01 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 47.0167 decimal degrees |
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Note: Sanandaj is located in the northwest of Kordestān, populated mainly by Armenians and Kurds. It is known for its Senna carpets, which are distinguished by their asymmetrical knots and the single weft between each row of knots. Sanandaj contains a fortress that belongs to the 'Abbasid period (750-1258 CE). |
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| Sanandaj (preferred,C,V,display,O,Persian-Farsi (transliterated)-P)
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| Sinandij (C,V)
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| Sinneh (C,V)
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| Senneh (C,V)
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| Senna (C,V)
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| Sehna (C,V)
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| Sanandaj (Senneh) (C,U,English-P)
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| סננדג' (סנה) (C,U,Hebrew )
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| سِنَّ (C,U,Persian-Farsi)
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| سِنِّه (C,U,Persian-Farsi)
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| سنندج (C,U,Persian-Farsi-P)
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| Sisar (H,V)
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Sanandaj (Senneh) (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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| city (C) |
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| provincial capital (C) |
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| textile center (C) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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