Sarab
Persian: سراب
City
Sarab
Sarab
Sarab is located in Iran
Sarab
Sarab
Coordinates: 37°56′29″N 47°32′12″E / 37.94139°N 47.53667°E / 37.94139; 47.53667[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountySarab
DistrictCentral
Elevation
1,650 m (5,410 ft)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total45,031
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Area code41

Sarab (Persian: سراب; also azeri: ساراب [3] is a city in the Central District of Sarab County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, and serves as capital of both the county and the district.[4]

At the 2006 census, its population was 42,057 in 11,045 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 44,846 people in 13,353 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 45,031 people in 13,953 households.[2]

Sarab is famous for its rugs.[7]

Culture

People of sarab contains 37% citizens, 16% nomad people, mainly from moghan and rest of peoples live in sarab's villages.[8]

100% of sarabi peaple are turkish azerbaijani

talking to azeri language but in its special accent, the pronunciation of words is more like Ardabil dialect but the verb conjugation is more similar to Tabriz dialect.[9][10]

Religion

Dominant group of city are muslims but in new generations of peoples, atheism can be found.[11]

100 % of muslims now are shiit that shia religion appeared in 15th century by safavid rulers(see: safavid conversion of Iran to Shia Islam).

Rugs

The rugs of Sarab, which are also classified among those known as Heriz, have light, rather bright colour schemes. The usual adjective for "of Sarab" would be "Sarab-i", this changed to "Serapi". In 1876, about the time that Sarabi rugs were coming on the market in England, the Prince of Wales made a trip to India on H.M.S. Serapis. The similarity of the names led to the form "Serapi" for the rugs.[12]

Climate

Sarab has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Winters are cold and snowy, while summers are warm to hot with little precipitation. Most of the annual precipitation falls between the months of November and May.

Climate data for Sarab
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 15.2
(59.4)		 16.4
(61.5)		 23.6
(74.5)		 25.8
(78.4)		 28.0
(82.4)		 34.0
(93.2)		 37.4
(99.3)		 37.4
(99.3)		 37.0
(98.6)		 30.2
(86.4)		 22.8
(73.0)		 19.8
(67.6)		 37.4
(99.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 1.8
(35.2)		 2.0
(35.6)		 7.0
(44.6)		 13.5
(56.3)		 18.8
(65.8)		 24.7
(76.5)		 27.9
(82.2)		 29.5
(85.1)		 26.9
(80.4)		 21.1
(70.0)		 12.8
(55.0)		 5.8
(42.4)		 16.0
(60.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) −4.5
(23.9)		 −3.8
(25.2)		 1.1
(34.0)		 6.8
(44.2)		 11.8
(53.2)		 16.8
(62.2)		 19.7
(67.5)		 20.8
(69.4)		 17.8
(64.0)		 12.3
(54.1)		 5.8
(42.4)		 −0.5
(31.1)		 8.7
(47.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −9.7
(14.5)		 −9.1
(15.6)		 −4.3
(24.3)		 0.1
(32.2)		 4.4
(39.9)		 7.6
(45.7)		 10.9
(51.6)		 11.9
(53.4)		 8.3
(46.9)		 3.6
(38.5)		 −0.5
(31.1)		 −5.7
(21.7)		 1.5
(34.6)
Record low °C (°F) −29.6
(−21.3)		 −30.0
(−22.0)		 −20.4
(−4.7)		 −11.4
(11.5)		 −10.4
(13.3)		 −1.4
(29.5)		 1.6
(34.9)		 3.0
(37.4)		 −0.6
(30.9)		 −6.4
(20.5)		 −24.4
(−11.9)		 −23.6
(−10.5)		 −30.0
(−22.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 14.5
(0.57)		 13.6
(0.54)		 20.4
(0.80)		 37.6
(1.48)		 51.3
(2.02)		 19.7
(0.78)		 13.0
(0.51)		 9.6
(0.38)		 7.6
(0.30)		 15.1
(0.59)		 28.0
(1.10)		 13.5
(0.53)		 243.9
(9.6)
Average rainy days 7 9 9 10 13 7 4 3 2 4 8 7 83
Average relative humidity (%) 75 73 65 57 58 53 53 50 51 53 65 71 60
Mean monthly sunshine hours 129.9 149.8 161.9 204.3 250.6 321.7 351.8 331.4 316.4 251.4 180.8 139.8 2,789.8
Source: http://eamo.ir

Neighborhood

Sarab City is surrounded by many villages around it.[13] Some of its main villages are: Razliq, Asbforushan, Qaleh Juq, Andarab and 161 others; also there is 13 abandoned villages around it.[14][15]

East of Sarab leads to Ardabil province, in the north of that lays Savalan Mountain, the westward of sarab leads to Bostan Abad city and to the south Bozghush mountains is placed.[16][17]

Higher education

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sarab.

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (4 April 2023). "Sarab, Sarab County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 03. Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Sarab, East Azerbaijan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3082404" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ↑ Habibi, Hassan (7 July 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the country divisions of East Azerbaijan province centered on the city of Tabriz". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 4 August 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 03. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 03. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  7. ↑ Helfgott, Leonard Michael (1993) Ties that bind: a social history of the Iranian carpet Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C., p. 221, ISBN 1-56098-269-1
  8. ↑ https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/PropertyAgent/3909/Files/98-03-00.pdf
  9. ↑ "تاریخچه شهرستان سراب / همه چیز درباره ی سراب". همه چیز درباره آذربایجان و شهر سراب (in Persian). Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  10. ↑ "هشت لهجه زبان ترکی در ایران". پارسینه (in Persian). 4 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  11. ↑ "آیا آتئیسم در ایران در حال گسترش است؟". BBC News فارسی (in Persian). Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  12. ↑ "Persian Rugs: Serapi Rugs and Serab Rugs and Carpets Guide"
  13. ↑ "شهر سراب". sarab.iau.ir. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  14. ↑ "خبرگزاری فارس - 21 روستا از 178 روستای سراب خالی از سکنه شد". خبرگزاری فارس. 30 October 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  15. ↑ https://www.mrud.ir/
  16. ↑ Marshall, Frances A.; National Geographic Society, eds. (2005). National Geographic atlas of the world (8. ed.). Washington, DC: National Geographic. ISBN 978-0-7922-7542-8.
  17. ↑ "بانک نقشه های روستایی". map.roostanet.com. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
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