Kurdistan Province

Local authorities say that a series of wildfires that had been burning in forests in Iran’s western Kurdistan Province have been successfully contained.

As part of a drill, forces of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) cleanse a mountainous region in western Iran of elements linked to counter-revolutionary groups operating against the Islamic establishment.

Marivan, a city in Iran’s western province of Kordestan, is home to the world’s largest fresh water spring.

Amid Nowruz holidays, many tourists visit the Khosro-Abad Mansion, a magnificent historical building in the western Iranian city of Sanandaj, Kordestan Province.

Karaftu Cave is a mysterious and wonderful cave in Iran that is located 67 kilometers off the city of Divandarreh in Iran's Kurdistan Province.

Storks are among the migratory birds that migrate to the southern warmer areas when the winter begins in the northern latitudes.

Iranian police have arrested the ringleader of a human trafficking racket in the western province of Kurdistan.

Locals in the western Iranian village of Palangan, in Kurdistan Province have held their annual spring festival to mark the coming of the Persian New Year.

Sanandaj, the capital city of Kurdistan Province in western Iran has been selected as the seventh book capital of the country.

Turkish warplanes have heavily bombed purported hideouts of the Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq.

With the beginning of the harvest season in the month of Shahrivar (Aug 23 to Sep 22), production of raisins, using the traditional “Boulav” method, also begins.

Borsaq is a delicious type of bread native to Kurdistan province in western Iran.

The Uraman or Uramanat region in western Iran is close to being registered on the UNESCO’s list of historical sites.

A historical grave dating back to the Parthian era has been dug out in archaeological excavations in western Iran.

For nearly a millennium, quality sultanas (golden raisins) have been produced in an Iranian village which are unique and well-known throughout the country.

Anti-Revolutionary terrorist elements have killed or wounded members of a convoy of relief workers in northwestern Iran.

Storks are among the migratory birds that come to the city of Marivan in western Iran every year in mid-spring.

The Vahdat Reservoir Dam has been built on Qeshlaq River, 20 km north of Sanandaj, the capital city of Kurdistan province in western Iran.

Three Iranian security forces have been killed in a shootout with terrorist elements in the western province of Kurdistan.

The valley of Judas trees is a must-see site located alongside the Sirvan River in Kurdistan province, western Iran.

The Kurdish people of Iran have long had diverse and special rituals for the holy month of Ramadan and still adhere to them.

Sanandaj, the capital of Kurdistan province in western Iran, is covered by snow during its winter days.

Iran has cancelled the Nowruz international celebrations which were to be held in Kurdistan province due to the outbreak of Coronavirus in the Islamic Republic and the region.

Karaftu is the name of a mysterious cave in Iran’s western province of Kurdistan; which has gained fame as the habitat of Greek divine hero Heracles.

Shawl and Pastak weaving is one of the oldest handicrafts in Kurdistan province, especially the border city of Baneh. These shawls are woven with the wool of a particular goat.