Sarab, East Azerbaijan
Sarab
Persian: سراب | |
|---|---|
City | |
Sarab | |
Sarab | |
| Coordinates: 37°56′32″N 47°32′10″E / 37.94222°N 47.53611°E[1][2] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | East Azerbaijan |
| County | Sarab |
| District | Central |
| Elevation | 1,650 m (5,410 ft) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
• 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.[5] Sarab is famous for its rugs.[6]
Demographics
Language and ethnicity
Sarabi people are 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.[7][8]
Religion
Shi'ite Muslims predominate among the Azeri speaking Turks of Iran, particularly in East Azerbaijan province where Sarab is located.
Population
The people of Sarab consist of 37% citizens, 16% nomadic people, mainly from Moghan and rest of the people live in Sarab's villages.[9]
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 42,057 in 11,045 households.[10] The following census in 2011 counted 44,846 people in 13,353 households.[11] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 45,031 people in 13,953 households.[3]
Geography
Location
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.[12][13]
Environs
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.[3] The city of Sarab is surrounded by rural villages.[14] Some of the larger villages are: Razliq, Asbforushan, Qaleh Juq, and Andarab. There are 161 others, as well as thirteen abandoned villages around it.[15]
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 (1991-2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 15.2 (59.4) |
16.6 (61.9) |
23.6 (74.5) |
28.0 (82.4) |
30.6 (87.1) |
35.6 (96.1) |
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) | 1.6 (34.9) |
4.0 (39.2) |
9.8 (49.6) |
15.6 (60.1) |
20.8 (69.4) |
26.2 (79.2) |
29.0 (84.2) |
29.6 (85.3) |
25.8 (78.4) |
19.0 (66.2) |
10.2 (50.4) |
4.0 (39.2) |
16.3 (61.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.6 (23.7) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
3.3 (37.9) |
8.7 (47.7) |
13.3 (55.9) |
17.8 (64.0) |
20.4 (68.7) |
20.4 (68.7) |
16.3 (61.3) |
10.4 (50.7) |
3.1 (37.6) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
8.7 (47.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −10.1 (13.8) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
1.8 (35.2) |
5.7 (42.3) |
8.8 (47.8) |
12.0 (53.6) |
11.5 (52.7) |
7.2 (45.0) |
2.6 (36.7) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
1.6 (34.9) |
| 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) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−24.4 (−11.9) |
−29.6 (−21.3) |
−30.0 (−22.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 15.6 (0.61) |
15.7 (0.62) |
23.5 (0.93) |
47.1 (1.85) |
40.9 (1.61) |
15.1 (0.59) |
12.3 (0.48) |
7.4 (0.29) |
8.2 (0.32) |
21.0 (0.83) |
23.1 (0.91) |
13.6 (0.54) |
243.5 (9.59) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 3.9 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 50.0 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 75 | 71 | 62 | 59 | 58 | 52 | 52 | 50 | 52 | 58 | 69 | 74 | 61 |
| Average dew point °C (°F) | −8.7 (16.3) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
3.8 (38.8) |
6.3 (43.3) |
8.6 (47.5) |
7.6 (45.7) |
4.5 (40.1) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
0.2 (32.3) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 145 | 162 | 193 | 210 | 276 | 340 | 358 | 347 | 303 | 244 | 174 | 138 | 2,890 |
| Source 1: NOAA NCEI[16] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: http://eamo.ir (records) | |||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||
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".[17] 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.[18] They are not to be confused with the rugs of eastern Turkestan which are generally known as "Samarkands", but occasionally "Serapi".[19]
Higher education
- Islamic Azad University, Sarab Branch
- Sama Technical College of Sarab Archived 16 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- Payame noor University of Sarab
- Allameh Amini Technical College of Sarab
See also
Media related to Sarab at Wikimedia Commons
Notes
References
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (5 September 2024). "Sarab, بخش مرکزی [Central District], Sarab County, East Azerbaijan Province, 54718-65336, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ "WGRP+VCQ Sarab, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- ^ a b c سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: East Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). 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 (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان آذربایجان شرقی به مرکزیت شهر تبریز [Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of East Azerbaijan province, centered in the city of Tabriz]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. یبنامهشماره .93808ت907 [Resolution No. 93808T907]. Archived from the original on 4 August 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
- ^ 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ "سالنامه آماري استان آذربايجانشرقي" (PDF). amar.org.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: East Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: East Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ Stone, Peter F. (2013). "Serapi, Serabi". Oriental Rugs: An Illustrated Lexicon of Motifs, Materials, and Origins. North Clarendon, Vermont: Tuttle. p. 298. ISBN 978-1-4629-1184-4.
- ^ O'Connell, J. Barry, Jr. "Notes on Serab and Serapi Rugs and Carpets". JBOCs Notes on Oriental Rugs. Archived from the original on 8 April 2004.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Perrachon, Alix G. (2010). The Decorative Carpet: Fine Handmade Rugs in Contemporary Interiors. New York: Monacelli Press. p. 241. ISBN 978-1-58093-299-8.
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