Sarab, East Azerbaijan
Sarab
Persian: سراب | |
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City | |
Sarab | |
Coordinates: 37°56′32″N 47°32′10″E / 37.94222°N 47.53611°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | East Azerbaijan |
County | Sarab |
District | Central |
Elevation | 1,650 m (5,410 ft) |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 45,031 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Area code | 41 |
Sarab (Persian: سراب)[a] is a city in the Central District of Sarab County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4] Sarab is famous for its rugs.[5]
Demographics
[edit]Population
[edit]At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 42,057 in 11,045 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 44,846 people in 13,353 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 45,031 people in 13,953 households.[2]
Culture
[edit]People of sarab contains 37% citizens, 16% nomad people, mainly from moghan and rest of peoples live in sarab's villages.[8]
Sarabi people are of mostly Turkish-origin Azerbaijanis speaking the Azeri language, but with a special accent, where the pronunciation of words is more like the Ardabil dialect while verb conjugation is more similar to the TTabriz dialect.[9][10]
Religion
[edit]Muslims are the dominant group in the city, but in new generations of people, atheism can be found.[11]
Rugs
[edit]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
[edit]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 | |||||||||||||
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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
[edit]The city of Sarab is surrounded by many villages.[13] Some of its main villages are: Razliq, Asbforushan, Qaleh Juq, Andarab and 161 others; also there are 13 abandoned villages around it.[14]
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.[15][16]
Higher education
[edit]- Islamic Azad University, Sarab Branch
- Sama Technical College of Sarab
- Payame noor University of Sarab
- Allameh Amini Technical College of Sarab
See also
[edit] Media related to Sarab at Wikimedia Commons
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (25 February 2024). "Sarab, Sarab County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ 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".
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "سالنامه آماري استان آذربايجانشرقي" (PDF). amar.org.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ تاریخچه شهرستان سراب / همه چیز درباره ی سراب [History of Sarab city / Everything about Sarab]. همه چیز درباره آذربایجان و شهر سراب [Everything about Azerbaijan] (in Persian). Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ هشت لهجه زبان ترکی در ایران [Eight dialects of the Turkish language in Iran]. پارسینه [Parsina] (in Persian). 4 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "آیا آتئیسم در ایران در حال گسترش است؟". BBC News فارسی (in Persian). Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "Persian Rugs: Serapi Rugs and Serab Rugs and Carpets Guide"
- ^ "شهر سراب". sarab.iau.ir. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "خبرگزاری فارس - 21 روستا از 178 روستای سراب خالی از سکنه شد". خبرگزاری فارس. 30 October 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "بانک نقشه های روستایی". map.roostanet.com. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
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