Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province, Iran uses Asia/Tehran, currently +0330 (UTC+03:30). No clock changes are scheduled in the next 12 months.
Sanandaj is a city in Iran, with a population of about 349,200. It keeps the same time year-round, with no daylight saving changes.
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Sanandaj is the capital of Kurdistan province in western Iran, set in a mountain valley at altitude. The centre holds a nineteenth-century governor's mansion and a covered bazaar, and the city is a centre of Kurdish culture in Iran.
The Asef Vaziri mansion, a restored Qajar-era residence now housing a Kurdish ethnographic museum, is the principal sight. The city is known for its musical tradition, particularly the daf frame drum, and the surrounding Zagros mountains and Kurdish villages are the regional draw.
Shared taxis cover the city and the bazaar area is walkable. Roads through the Zagros are winding and can be affected by snow in winter.
Spring and autumn are the most comfortable, and spring brings green to the mountains. Winters at this altitude are cold with substantial snow, and summers are warm and dry.
Iran uses the IRR, calling code +98.
Iran uses the rial, with prices commonly quoted in toman, and Persian is official with Kurdish the everyday language here. Hospitality toward guests is emphatic, and international cards do not function.
