Architecture
The historical castle of Qam Cheqay in valley of kings (45 km of Bijar) probably dates back to the Medes era and it is the oldest castle in the Kurdistan province. The castle has been used until the Sasanid era and it is an example of archaic architecture of Kurdistan.
Another historical building, Emamzadeh Aqil, located in Hasan Abad (Yasukand) 45 km east of Bijar is one of the remaining Saljugi buildings. The square building (6*6.5 m) with the collopsed dome has been home to Islamic religious texts written in Kufi script.
Bijar's bazar, with its unique design is one of the attractions of the city. The roofed bazar built in the Qajar era is much younger than the Safavid era old bazar of Sanadaj. The bazar of Bijar consists of a main north-south roofed pathway and an eastern section (timcheh-e Haj Shahbaz) and a western section (timcheh-e Amir Toman).
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