Kurdistan Province · Iran
Saqqez travel guide
Saqqez is a city in Kurdistan Province, Iran, home to about 165,000 people.
- Best months
- May and October
- Nearest airport
- ISU116 km · Jalal Talabani International Airport
- Currency
- IRRIranian rial
- Time zone
- Asia/Tehran
- Language
- Persian
About
About Saqqez
Saqqez's history goes back to the 7th millennium BCE. It is famous as a centre of performing arts, painting, sculpture, music, literature, poetry and cinema. The Surani dialect of the Kurdish language is the common language of the Kurdish people, and most of the services in the city are done in this language, but the people of Saqqez speak Persian.
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When to go
The best time to visit Saqqez
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Saqqez are May and October. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 34 °C; April is the wettest, with about 65 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Saqqez: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Jalal Talabani International Airport (ISU), about 116 km from the city centre in a straight line; Sanandaj Airport (SDG, 130 km) is also within reach.
Getting in
Due to the mountainous nature of the area, you should make sure that the roads leading to Saqez are open and safe during the cold and rainy season. The main road to the north and the city of Bukan, West Azarbaijan province, and the cities of Urmia and Tabriz. The main road to the north-west and Baneh city and the border between Siran Band Baneh and the country of Iraq. The main road to the south-east and the cities of Diwandre and Sanandaj and along to Kermanshah province. A side road to the south-west and the border of Bastam and Marivan city and along it the international border of Bashmaq.
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ISU · Jalal Talabani International Airport
SDG · Sanandaj Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Saqqez
Eat
There are luxurious restaurants in the city, especially in Kurdistan Boulevard, Azadi Square, and Army Boulevard, as well as coffee houses and canteens in most parts of the city that distribute and sell Iranian and local halal and Islamic food. Kalana (ke laneh) is a special local bread.
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Questions
Saqqez: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Saqqez?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Saqqez are May and October. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 34 °C; April is the wettest, with about 65 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Saqqez?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Jalal Talabani International Airport (ISU), about 116 km from the city centre in a straight line; Sanandaj Airport (SDG, 130 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Saqqez?
Iranian rial (IRR).
Nearby
Destinations near Saqqez
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.