Sarab, East Azerbaijan
Sarab
سراب | |
|---|---|
City | |
 Sarab | |
  Sarab | |
| Coordinates: 37°56′27″N 47°32′12″E / 37.94083°N 47.53667°ECoordinates: 37°56′27″N 47°32′12″E / 37.94083°N 47.53667°E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | East Azerbaijan |
| County | Sarab |
| Bakhsh | Central |
| Elevation | 1,650 m (5,410 ft) |
| Population (2016 Census) | |
| • Total | 45,031[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IRDT) |
| Area code | 41 |
Sarab (Persian: سراب; also Romanized as Sarāb)[2] is a city and capital of Sarab County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 42,057, in 11,045 families.[3]
Sarab is famous for its rugs.[4]
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 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| Average high °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) |
| Average low °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, 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.[5]
Universities of Sarab
- Islamic Azad University, Sarab Branch
- Sama Technical College of Sarab
- Payame noor University of Sarab
- Allameh Amini Technical College of Sarab
See also
References
- ^ "Statistical Center of Iran > Home".
- ^ 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".
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.
- ^ 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
- ^ "Persian Rugs: Serapi Rugs and Serab Rugs and Carpets Guide"
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