[citation needed] The modern town of Shahin Dezh was formerly known as Ṣāʾīn Qal‘eh.

[6] Later, a segment of these Afshars had to migrate to Urmia in order to make way for the Chardawri (Chardowli) Lurs.

[6] Ṣāʾīn Qal‘eh, being the site of an Iranian military garrison in the past, safeguarded the entrance to the Azerbaijan Province through the Zarrineh valley.

[6] The ancient Karaftu caves, first described by Robert Ker Porter (1777–1842), and the old site of Takht-e Soleyman were formerly located in the territory of the Afshars of Ṣāʾīn Qal‘eh.

[6] The lake of Chamli Göl, near the village of Badarli with its floating island were likewise well known at the time.