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Daraki Village
This village is located 47 km. southeast of Marivan and in the foothills. The Takht Oraman Mountains are in the south, the Mahdi Mountains in the north, and Mount Dalani in the northwest of this village. The Kalim Valley is located in the northeast of the village. Its climate is cold and semi-humid. The people speak Kurdish. The mountains, valleys, herbaceous covering and wildlife are counted as its attractions and natural elements.

Negel Village
negel qoranThis village is located 60 km. of Sanandaj - Marivan Road (28 km. from Sarv Abad of Sanandaj). The said village is famous for a volume of the Holy Qoran in the 'Kufic' script. Which is kept in a safe in the mosque. This Qoran dates back to more than 1000 years. This wonderful religious artistic piece has changed this village and its mosque to a famous museum.

Oramanat Takht Village
hevramanat villagesThe same is located in an east-west valley on steep slope overlooking the northern front of the Takht Mountains 63 km. south of Marivan. The village houses are generally made of stone and stair like fashion, with beams covering the ceilings. These houses are arranged such that the roof of one house is the courtyard of the other. The climate of this region in spring and summer is very pleasant and it is very cold in winter.The Oramanat Takht Village is one of the attractive rural areas of Kurdestan which besides its panoramic views, has valuable tourism capacities because of the annual performance of an ancient and wonderful ceremony of Peer Shahriar.
The inhabitant of this territory and their language is known as Hevarami. The Urami dialect is one of the famous Kurdish languages. Ancient fire temples, remnants of this region indicate that the inhabitants were Zoroastrians hevraman villagesbefore converting to Islam.
The Sirvan River flows from the deep valleys of this region and enters Iraq. The border areas of the Sirvan river are called Ravar. Here the lands are covered with walnut, pomegranate, fig and mulberry trees. In spite of difficult climatic conditions the inhabitants abide by their traditions.
The tombs of Peer Shahriar Urami, writer of the book Acquaintance of Peer Shahriar is one of the creditable pilgrimage sites of the people, which was a Zoroastrian celestial before the advent of Islam. The inhabitants of the Uraman Takht are Sonni moslems from the Shafei sect. From other sacred sites, mention can be made of the Oihang and Abdollahi mosques, the tomb of "Loskeh Hijij" which is pir shaliarhighly respected by the people of this region and other people of Kurdestan.

Salavat Abad Village
The village of Salavat Abad or Naman is located 15 km. east of Sanandaj and the Salavat Abad River flows from the south. Altitudes such as Mount Kacheh Resh in the north west, mount Lul in the north-east and Mount Gojeh in the east and southeast, have surrounded the village. Its climate is cold and semi dry and the language of people is Kurdish. In respect to its natural attractions, mention can be made of the rivers, mountains, gorges, lush vegetation and wildlife. An ancient bath and the mausoleum of Mowlana Seyed Ebrahim which is located in the village are important religious and historical attractions of this region.
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