Baneh (in kurdish: Bane, in persian: بانه) is a city in northwstern Kurdistan Province of Iran. Its estimated population as of 2005 is 104,799. [1]. The Kurdish languages or Kurdish dialects, belonging to the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages, are spoken in the region loosely called Kurdistan including Kurdish populations in parts of Iran (Persia), Iraq, Syria and Turkey. ... Persian (ÙØ§Ø±Ø³Û = Fârsi . ... Map showing Iranian province of Kordestan. ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The population of Baneh is Kurdish. Kurdish-inhabited areas (Kurdistan). ...
Thousands of tourists are annually attracted to 50,000 hectares of dense forests near the provincial border city of Baneh, where a variety of edible plants and medicinal herbs grow.
The border city of Baneh is situated 270 kms to the northwest of Sanandaj at the beginning of the asphalt road leading to the city of Mahabad.
The present name of the city, Baneh, has been derived from "ban", meaning "roof" due to the heights and mountains of the city and area.