• Source: Sarab, East Azerbaijan

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. Sarab is famous for its rugs.




Demographics






= Language and ethnicity

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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 Tabriz dialect.




= Religion

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




= Population

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The people of Sarab consist of 37% citizens, 16% nomadic people, mainly from Moghan and rest of the people live in Sarab's villages.
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 42,057 in 11,045 households. The following census in 2011 counted 44,846 people in 13,353 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 45,031 people in 13,953 households.




Geography






= Location

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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.




= Environs

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Sarab is the only city in Sarab County, with almost half of the total population of the Central District, and more than a third of the population of the entire county. The city of Sarab is surrounded by rural villages. Some of the larger villages are: Razliq, Asbforushan, Qaleh Juq, and Andarab. There are 161 others, as well as thirteen abandoned villages around it.




= Climate

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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.




Rugs


The rugs of Sarab, which are also classified among those known as Heriz (Herez), 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. They are not to be confused with the rugs of eastern Turkestan which are generally known as "Samarkands", but occasionally "Serapi".




Higher education


Islamic Azad University, Sarab Branch
Sama Technical College of Sarab
Payame noor University of Sarab
Allameh Amini Technical College of Sarab




See also


Sarab Khanate
Media related to Sarab at Wikimedia Commons
Iran portal




Notes






References






External links


Information Site of Sarab City

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Provinsi Azerbaijan Timur
• Sejarah Iran
• Sarab, East Azerbaijan
• Sarab
• Aziz Nasirzadeh
• Sarab County
• Sarab Khanate
• Abdul Hosein Amini
• Idahlu
• Qaleh Juq
• Vahid Hamdinejad
• Bashkand