Bijar is located in Kurdistan Province in northwestern Iran, between Zanjan Province in the northeast, the city of Takab in West Azarbaijan Province in the northwest, Hamadan Province in the southeast and the Kurish cities of Sanandaj and Divandareh in the west.

The city has semi-arid climate and experiences extremely cold temperatures of up to -38 degrees centigrade during the winter and temperatures of up to 41 degrees centigrade during the summer.

Bijar's top attractions are:

• Qamchoqay Fortress and Castel
• Genghis Castle
• Bijar Bazaar