Sarab, East Azerbaijan Explained

Official Name:Sarab
Native Name:Persian: سراب
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Iran
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:East Azerbaijan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Sarab
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Central
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:45031
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30
Coordinates:37.9422°N 47.5361°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:1650
Area Code:41

Sarab (Persian: سراب) is a city in the Central District of Sarab County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[2] Sarab is famous for its rugs.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 42,057 in 11,045 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 44,846 people in 13,353 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 45,031 people in 13,953 households.[6]

Culture

People of sarab contains 37% citizens, 16% nomad people, mainly from moghan and rest of peoples live in sarab's villages.[7]

Sarabi people are mostly Turkish-origin Azerbaijanis speaking Azeri language, but in its special accent, the pronunciation of words is more like Ardabil dialect in which the verb conjugation is more similar to Tabriz dialect.[8] [9]

Religion

Muslims are the dominant group in the city, but in new generations of people, atheism can be found.[10]

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.[11]

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.

Neighborhood

The city of Sarab is surrounded by many villages.[12] Some of its main villages are: Razliq, Asbforushan, Qaleh Juq, Andarab and 161 others; also there are 13 abandoned villages around it.[13]

East of Sarab leads to Ardabil province. North lies Savalan Mountain. Westward from Sarab leads to the city of Bostanabad, and to the south are the Bozghush mountains.[14] [15]

Higher education

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Sarab, Sarab County) . . 25 February 2024 . 25 February 2024 . fa.
  2. Web site: 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 . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center . https://web.archive.org/web/20130804122525/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/113028 . 4 August 2013 . Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board . Habibi . Hassan . 7 July 1369 . 4 December 2023.
  3. Helfgott, Leonard Michael (1993) Ties that bind: a social history of the Iranian carpet Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C., p. 221,
  4. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 03 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920092432/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/03.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
  5. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . Syracuse University . 03 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20230116202318/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/East-Azerbaijan.xls . 16 January 2023. 19 December 2022 . Excel.
  6. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 03 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201113123618/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_03.xlsx . Excel . 13 November 2020.
  7. Web site: سالنامه آماري استان آذربايجانشرقي. amar.org.ir. 27 January 2024. fa.
  8. Web site: تاریخچه شهرستان سراب / همه چیز درباره ی سراب . 2024-01-04 . همه چیز درباره آذربایجان و شهر سراب . fa.
  9. Web site: 2024-01-04 . هشت لهجه زبان ترکی در ایران . 2024-01-04 . پارسینه . fa.
  10. News: آیا آتئیسم در ایران در حال گسترش است؟ . 2024-01-04 . BBC News فارسی . fa.
  11. http://www.spongobongo.com/em/em9705.htm "Persian Rugs: Serapi Rugs and Serab Rugs and Carpets Guide"
  12. Web site: شهر سراب . 2024-01-04 . sarab.iau.ir.
  13. Web site: 2014-10-30 . خبرگزاری فارس - 21 روستا از 178 روستای سراب خالی از سکنه شد . 2024-01-04 . خبرگزاری فارس.
  14. Book: National Geographic atlas of the world . 2005 . National Geographic . 978-0-7922-7542-8 . Marshall . Frances A. . 8. . Washington, DC . National Geographic Society.
  15. Web site: بانک نقشه های روستایی . 2024-01-04 . map.roostanet.com.

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