Ardalan
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Ardalan, also known as the Ardalanids, the House of Ardalan, the Ardalanid dynasty, or Ardalanid Kurdistan, was a hereditary Kurdish Emirate in western Iran from around the 14th century until 1865 or
Amanollah Khan Ardalan, Wali of Ardalan (1846–1848, 1860–1867)
Kurdistan province
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Kurdistan province is one of 31 provinces of Iran. The province is 28,817 km2 in area and its capital is the city of Sanandaj.
Ardalan
…incorporated into the Safavid Empire as a semi-independent frontier province by the name of Ardalan. The territory corresponded roughly to present-day Kurdistan province of Iran and its rulers were loyal to Qajar Iran. Baban was its main rival. Gorani was its literary language and lingua franca. When the Ardalan emirate…
Miyane village
A soldier statue from Ziwiye hoard
A fine old Senneh prayer kilim from the 19th century
Traditional women's clothing used in all parts of Kurdistan