 The city of Sonqor, which serves as the governmental seat of Kulliye, is 85 km northeast of Kermanshah.It is 1,700 meters (5,500 feet) above sea level and has a rather cold climate.Historically, the people in the city of Sonqor are said to have descended from the "qizilbash", who were the Safavid's Imperial Royal Guard, tasked with the protection of the house of Kulliye's Beghwand/Bigvand family.