Qasemlu Valley is located in Urmia, the East part of Kurdistan, and is one of the touristic attractions of this city that attracts many local and foreign tourists in spring and summer.
Qasemlu Valley is known as a long and wide valley and is located on the Urmia-Shino Road. The area of this valley is 35000 hectares. The inhabitants of Qasemlu valley are all Kurds and even the surrounding valleys belong to Kurds.
Qasemlu Valley is located in a mountainous area surrounded by high mountains. Kani Sev is the highest valley at 2898 meters and Dulamay is the shortest valley at 1300 meters.
Qasemlu Valley is known by this name among all the people of the region. It is derived from the name of "Abdulrahman Ghassemlou", the immortal leader of the Kurdish people. The name of this valley has been changed to “Shuhada” by the Islamic Republic of Iran, but nobody knows it by the name given by the occupier and everyone calls it the valley of Qasemlu. The reason for changing the name is the 1979 Iranian Revolution, the occupation of Kurdistan by the Islamic Republic of Iran to "Shuhada" is the fighting between the forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Peshmergas of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran. Because of the killing of hundreds of occupying forces by the heroic Peshmergas, the regime tried to change Qasemlu's name to Shuhada. In reality, however, their attempt was unsuccessful and the people of Urmia and even other regions still know Qasemlu valley by its real name.
The valley of the martyred leader of the Kurdish people, Dr. Abdulrahman Ghassemlou, is also located in this valley and dozens of people visit this valley every day because of this Kurdish leader.
Photo: Dr. Ghassemlou's Valley
This valley has become a resort for the people of Kurdistan and Iran due to its beautiful and unique nature, forests, rivers, and wild animals. Every year in spring and summer, many people from Kurdistan and Iran visit this beautiful valley and have a good time in the unique nature of Urmia.
Many species of animals such as wild rams, wolves, foxes, bears, rabbits, and many species of birds live in Qasemlu Valley. Several species of plants grow in the mountains of Qasemlu, most of which are used as medicine and food; it must be remembered, however, that there are also poisonous herbs in this valley, and if one intends to use medicinal herbs, one must first acquire knowledge of the herbs. There are also many apple, cherry, and grape orchards in the valley.
When tourists go to this valley, they enjoy the rivers and waterfalls of this valley that originate from the mountains and springs. One of the most attractive waterfalls in this valley is known as one of the largest waterfalls in Qasemlu Valley. This waterfall is located in the center of the high mountains and is also known as Qasemlu. Near this waterfall and its surroundings are many beautiful springs whose waters flow into the river of the valley.
Urmia is one of the most beautiful and touristic cities in the East part of Kurdistan and hundreds of tourists visit the attractive, natural, and historical places of Urmia every day.
