Ziwiyeh

Coordinates: 36°15′43.73″N 46°41′16.11″E / 36.2621472°N 46.6878083°E / 36.2621472; 46.6878083 The castle at Ziwiyeh which has been ruined through digging for archaeological purposes, was an ancient and strong building situated on the top of a mount above the wide Ziwiyeh Cave, Iran. It is located in an altitude of 1,835 m above sea level in Kurdistan province of Iran on the south of Lake Urmia. Artefacts found there belong to the 9th century BC (belonging to Medes era) and have been kept in some museums. A large golden necklace with some mythical animals engraved on it is one of the most famous things found in the area.

Baneh County	Baneh Armardeh Buin-e Sofla Kani Sur

Bijar County	Bijar Babarashani Yasukand

Dehgolan County	Dehgolan Bolbanabad

Divandarreh County	Divandarreh Zarrineh

Kamyaran County	Kamyaran Muchesh

Marivan County	Marivan Chenareh Kani Dinar

Qorveh County	Qorveh Delbaran Dezej Serishabad

Sanandaj County	Sanandaj Shuyesheh

Saqqez County	Saqqez Saheb

Sarvabad County	Sarvabad

Sights

Abidar
Zarivar Lake
Hawraman
Pir Shalyar
Old bazaars of Sanandaj
Hajar Khatoon Mosque
Garden of ayatollah Mardokh
Baba Gurgur's mausoleum
Chehelcheshmeh biosphere (Diwandarreh)
Lake of Vahdat dam (Sanandaj)
Tengiwer inscription of Sargon II(Kamyaran)
Garus ancient city
Ahmadzadeh house
House of Kurds (Asef's house)
Khosroabad building
Karaftu
Ziwiyeh
Grand mosque of Sanandaj(Dar-al ehsan)
Avihang mosque
Domenareh mosque (Double Minaret mosuqe),Saqqez
Historic Quran of Negel
Sanandaj museum of natural history
Sanandaj museum
Hajij

populated places

List of cities, towns and villages in Kurdistan Province

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Ziwiyeh

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