Palace (Asif Waziri) or (Kurdish House) in the city of Sanandaj.
(Asif Waziri Palace), which bears the name “Kurdish House”, is also considered as a museum of Kurdish heritage, and is one of the most important cultural monuments in the city of Sunna (Sanandaj), located in eastern Kurdistan. It is a wonderful example of Kurdish architecture.Most parts of the original building of the (Asif Waziri) palace are located on its northern side, and it includes the celebration hall, rooms, corridors, and eastern spaces related to the era of Safavid influence over the Emirate of Ardalan, and other parts or sections that were added to the palace during the Zand and Qajar periods of influence on those Emirate, as well as during the Pahlavi rule of eastern Kurdistan, (Asif Waziri Palace) is considered one of the palaces of the Kurdish Emirate of Ardalan and one of the possessions of the noble Kurdish (Asif Waziri) family. The (Asif Waziri Palace) or (the Kurdish House) in the city of Sunna (Sanandaj) contains a valuable treasure of the cultural and historical works of the people of Kurdistan. Today, it includes part of the Kurdish cultural project under the name (Kurdish House), which is considered the largest anthropological museum associated with the Kurdish people. This beautiful and interesting building is considered one of the oldest buildings in the Kurdish city of Sunnadj (Sanandaj), and it is located near the historic (Dar Al-Ihsan) mosque, which is also considered one of the Jordanian monuments. And this historical building was built, as one of the oldest buildings in the city of Sunnah (Sanandaj), in the Safavid era, The area of (Asif Waziri Palace) is about 4000 square meters, and it is a beautiful and wonderful unique complex, which includes the rooms of the nobles, The period of building the palace (Asif Waziri) is divided into four periods: The northern part of the palace, including the ceremonial hall, the rooms and corridors on the sides, and part of the areas of the eastern part, belong to the period of influence of the Safavids and Zandi over the Emirate of Ardalan. While in the first half of the Qajar period of influence, the eastern and western sides of the outer courtyard and the palace's toilet were built. And in the period between the years (1923 AD - 1927 AD) the interior spaces of the palace were constructed, the half-vestibular entrance gate, and the western part of the celebration hall was rebuilt. And in the period between the years (1999 AD - 2003 AD) all parts of the palace were restored, the sidewalk of the courtyard was replaced, and the servants' yard was rebuilt in its current form.[1] [2]