Hanis, Iran

Hanis هانيس
village
Hanis
Coordinates: 35°14′13″N 47°07′13″E
Country	Iran
Province	Kurdistan
County	Sanandaj
Bakhsh	Central
Rural District	Howmeh
Population  (2006)
• Total	510
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Hanis (Persian: هانيس, also romanized as Hānīs)^[1] is a village in Howmeh Rural District, in the Central District of Sanandaj County, Kurdistan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 510, in 110 families.^[2] The village is populated by Kurds.^[3]

The meaning of Hanis means land full of water, from which this edited name Kanis is taken. Hanis is a village close to Sanandaj city, which has amazing nature and hardworking people. Hanis has high mountains, the highest of which is called Gaele Rei, which means a place where only an ibex can climb. This village has an agricultural and horticultural area. The climate of this village is very cold and snowy in winter and mild in summer. The products of this village include walnuts, almonds, plums, peaches, grapes, summer fruits, wheat, sunflower seeds, etc.^{[4][better source needed]}

References

1. Hanis can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3065827" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
3. Mohammadirad, Masoud; Anonby, Erik; et al. "Language distribution in Kordestan Province, Iran". Atlas of the languages of Iran (ALI). Geomatics and Cartographic Research Centre, Carleton University. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023.
4. "هانیس", ویکی‌پدیا، دانشنامهٔ آزاد (in Persian), 2023-12-17, retrieved 2023-12-17