 Sanandaj - History: Encyclopedia II - Sanandaj - HistoryThe name "Sanandaj" is the arabized form of "Sena Dej"(Sine Dij in Kurdish), which means "the Castle of Sena". Nowadays, it is commonly referred to as Sinne or Senna in Kurdish. Although the province of Kurdistan has archeological traces which go back to thousands of years BC when the Aryan Kurds first settled in these parts, Sanandaj itself is a rather new city and was built less than 400 years ago. After the islamic conquest in 642 A.D., majority of the inhabitants accepted Sunni Islam which is the predominant religion ...
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