Sarab ( fa, سراب; also
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d as Sarāb) is a city and capital of
Sarab County
Sarab County ( fa, شهرستان سراب) is in East Azerbaijan province, Iran
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East Azerbaijan Province
East Azerbaijan Province ( fa, استان آذربایجان شرقی ''Āzarbāijān-e Sharqi''; az-Arab, شرقی آذربایجان اوستانی) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is located in Iranian Azerbaijan, bordering Armeni ...
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Iran
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. At the 2006 census, its population was 42,057, in 11,045 families.
Sarab is famous for its rugs.
Climate
Sarab has a
cold semi-arid climate
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''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, 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.
"Persian Rugs: Serapi Rugs and Serab Rugs and Carpets Guide"
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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
* Sarab Khanate
References
External links
Information Site of Sarab City
{{Sarab County
Populated places in Sarab County
Cities in East Azerbaijan Province