Baneh
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| Province : | Kordestān | ||
| Coordinates : | 35 ° 59 ′ N , 45 ° 54 ′ E | ||
| Height : | 1529 m | ||
| Residents : | 78,279 (2012) | ||
| Time zone : | UTC +3: 30 | ||
Baneh ( Kurdish Bane , Persian بانه) is a city in the northwest of the Iranian province of Kordestān. It is also the name of the district (Scharestān) Baneh, which consists of a city and seven rural districts. The district is 794 km². The city of Baneh is surrounded by forests and is 260 km from Sanandaj and only 21 km from the Iraqi border.
According to a 2012 extrapolation, the city has a population of 78,279 people. The population of Baneh is Kurdish . They are Shafiʿites and speak Sorani .
Personalities
- Bahman Ghobadi (director, filmmaker)
- Roya Tuloui (journalist, human rights activist)
- Shekh Izzedin Hosaini (religious thinker 1921–2011)
- Atta Nahaie (writer, author)
- Ibrahim Younesi (writer, author, translator 1927–2012)
- Taha Karimi (director, filmmaker)
Individual evidence
Web links
Commons : Baneh - collection of images, videos and audio files
- BĀNA . In: Ehsan Yarshater (Ed.): Encyclopædia Iranica (English, including references)
- Tourism in and around Baneh