Horrabad, Markazi Explained

Official Name:Horrabad
Native Name:حراباد
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:Iran
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Markazi
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Arak
Subdivision Type3:Bakhsh
Subdivision Name3:Central
Subdivision Type4:Rural District
Subdivision Name4:Mashhad-e Miqan
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:273
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30
Timezone Dst:IRDT
Utc Offset Dst:+4:30
Coordinates:34.345°N 49.6981°W

Horrabad (Persian: حراباد, also Romanized as Ḩorrābād and Ḩorābād; also known as Hurābād) is a village in Mashhad-e Miqan Rural District, in the Central District of Arak County, Markazi Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 273, in 91 families.

About

Horabad has many farms, because of extensive water. The area is best known for wheat, and is considered the best wheat species in Iran. The local water is from the aqueduct, and is used to produce cereals, wheat, barley, alfalfa, and honey.

The area is known for cultivation and farming, millet and the industries of florists and carpenters, carpet weaving, gilt, and Jajim weaving.Horabad village has eleven qanats (English: aqueducts), which have the following names:

Villages and neighborhoods of Hoarabad Farahan