Saqqez or Saghez (in Kurdish: Seqiz, in Persian: سقز) is a city in northern Kurdistan Province of Iran. Its estimated population as of 2005 is 151,237. ^*

Kurds have lived in Saqqez and the surrounding region since approximately 1,000 B.C., and many believe that the city's first known inhabitants, the Medes, are direct ancestors of the present-day people of western Iran.

At an altitude of 1,493 meters (4,898 feet), Saqqez has a varied climate, with cold, snowy winters and hot, dry summers, during which there is a large daily temperature range due to the combination of thin, dry air produced by the high elevation and low summertime humidity.

Saqqez is situated at .

Kurdistan | Cities in Iran

Saqqez | Sakezo | سقز | Seqiz