Safavid Kurdistan
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The province of Kurdistan was a western province of Safavid Iran, whose size varied throughout its existence due to political and military developments.
16th-century portrayal of the Safavid ruler Tahmasp I (r. 1524–1576), who made numerous attempts to integrate the Kurds into his kingdom
Marivan
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Marivan is a city in the Central District of Marivan County, Kurdistan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
Safavid Kurdistan
…Sarutchek, Kirkuk, Rawandez, Emayideh, Koy, Harir and the western portion of Avraman. The extent of Kurdistan was thus now restricted to that of Sanandaj, Marivan, eastern Avraman, Baneh, Saqqeh, Javanrud, and some of the Jaf confederacy. This also led to the downfall of the Kurdish principalities of Shahrezur…
Marivan in 2015
A residential neighborhood of Mariwan after a snow in 2015
Two Kurdish men preparing a rice field in a village near Mariwan
Picture of a rice field in a village near Mariwan