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Baneh

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Baneh
بانه
City
Panorama view of Baneh
Panorama view of Baneh
Baneh is located in Iran Kurdistan
Baneh
Baneh
Coordinates: 35°59′51″N 45°53′07″E / 35.99750°N 45.88528°E / 35.99750; 45.88528Coordinates: 35°59′51″N 45°53′07″E / 35.99750°N 45.88528°E / 35.99750; 45.88528
Country Iran
ProvinceKurdistan
CountyBaneh
BakhshCentral
Area
 • City1,584.5 km2 (611.8 sq mi)
Elevation
1,554 m (5,098 ft)
Population
 (2016 Census)
 • Urban
110,218 [1]
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
Area code(s)087-342
Websitehttp://www.banehcity.ir/

Baneh (Persian: بانه‎, romanized: Bāneh,[2] Kurdish: بانە‎, romanized: Bane[3][4]) is a city and capital of Baneh County, Kurdistan Province, in Iran's western border. Baneh is bordered by Saqqez to the east, Marivan to the south, Sardasht to the west, and is approximately 30 km (18 miles) from Kurdistan Region in Iraq. According to the 2016 census, the city has a population of 115,325. After the cities of Sanandaj, Marivan and Saqqez.[5]

History

Historically, Baneh had a strategic and political importance due to its close proximity to the Ottoman Empire. The city was part of the three Kurdish principalities; Ardalan, Baban and Mokryan.[6]

The old city had two citadels and was generally ruled by the Eḵtīār-al-Dīn family who held both religious and secular power of the city. The family was held in high steem during the Safavid era and received the title 'sultan'. Moreover, rulers of Baneh had the responsibility of protecting the whole area from Khoy to Kermanshah. In the 16th century, Mīrzā Beg b. Mīr Moḥammad became the first virtually independent ruler of Baneh and its surroundings.[6]

During the 18th and 19th centuries, the city was plagued with epidemics which killed a large portion of the population. In 1944, the city experienced turmoil as part of the Hama Rashid revolt and was also bombed by both parties during the Iran–Iraq War in the 1980s. Most locals fled to Iraq during the war and much of the region was destroyed.[6]

Demographics

The population is mostly Shafiʽi Kurdish who speak Sorani.[6]

People

  • Ebrahim Younesi, writer and translator
  • Bahman Ghobadi, director and writer
  • Ata Nahaei, novelist and translator
  • Ebrahim Alipour, photographer
  • Keywan Karimi, director

Gallery

  • View of the city from Dokanan Park

  • View of Arbaba on a winter's day

  • Baneh by day

  • Shahr Park in spring

  • Rainy day, dusk view from Shahr Park

  • Haleh International 5-Star hotel

  • Behesht Shopping Center

  • Aftab Derakhshan shopping center

  • Sooren plain and forest

  • Arbaba forest

  • Snow covered Kali Khan

Panoramic view of the city Newroz 1394

References

  1. ^ "Statistical Center of Iran > Home".
  2. ^ Baneh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3055216" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  3. ^ "ئێوەش پشتیوانی ماڵی ڕێکخراوی مافی مرۆڤیی"هەنگاو" بن" (in Kurdish). Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Hengaw- Li devera Bane ya Rojhilatê Kurdistanê kolberekî kurd di encama êrişa pasdarên Îranê de hat kuştin" (in Kurdish). Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Marduk, A. (1988). "BĀNA". Encyclopedia Iranica.
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