Saqqez

Saqqez

سەقز
Saqqez سەقز
city
Country	Iran
Province	Kurdistan
County	Saqqez
Bakhsh	Central
Population (2006)
• Total	131,349
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Saqqez (Kurdish: سەقز, Persian: سقز) is a city in the west of Iran. According to 2006 census, 131,348 people lived there.^[1] Saqqez is famous because of its ancient history and the remaining of a historic fort located on north-east of the city, named "Zehweeya". The city is in Kurdistan Province, in Iranian Kurdistan.

Name[change | change source]

The name Saqqez derives from the Scythian word "Skate".^[2]

People[change | change source]

People of Saqqez are Kurds and speak in Kurdish language, they also speak in Persian which is the official language of Iran. Most of the people are following Islam. In recent years there was a huge community of Sufis in Saqqez, they still exist in little numbers and do their spiritual rituals in special places named Tekkyeh (in Kurdi: تەکیە).

References[change | change source]

↑ "Wayback Machine". web.archive.org.
↑ "شهرستان سقز". Islamic Azad University - Saqqez Branch (in Persian). Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2021.

[1] "Wayback Machine". web.archive.org.

[2] "شهرستان سقز". Islamic Azad University - Saqqez Branch (in Persian). Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2021.

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