Senneh (Seneh), now modern day Sanandaj is located in the West of Iran, the Kurdish province. The production of rugs started in the early Classical period, and even possibly before then.  The city of Sanadaj was only a small town until the 17th Century, when the then Govenor of the city renovated the town’s fortress (Sena Dezh), which dates back to the Abbassid period (750AD – 1258AD).