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d as Şowme‘eh Sarā, Somee Sara, Şowma‘eh Sarā, Şūme‘eh Sarā, Sumehsara, and Sumesera) is a city in the Central District of Sowme'eh Sara County, Gilan province,

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, serving as both capital of the district and of the county. The city is on the south coast of the

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, about west of

Rasht Rasht ( fa, رشت, Rašt ; glk, Rəšt, script=Latn; also romanized as Resht and Rast, and often spelt ''Recht'' in French and older German manuscripts) is the capital city of Gilan Province, Iran. Also known as the "City of Rain" (, ''Ŝahre B ...

. At the 2006 National Census, its population was 36,522 in 10,070 households. The following census in 2011 counted 40,978 people in 12,325 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 47,083 people in 15,331 households. Rice has been cultivated in this region for many years, where some indigenous cultivars (landrace) were conventionally bred by farmers.

Demographics

People of Sowme'eh Sara are mostly Gilaks and they speak the Sowme'eh Sarai variety of

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. Linguistic composition of the city.

References

Populated places in Sowme'eh Sara County Cities in Gilan Province Populated places on the Caspian Sea Azerbaijani settlements in Gilan Province Gilak settlements in Gilan Province {{SowmeehSara-geo-stub