Sarāb (city)
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| Country: |
 Iran
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| Province : | East Azerbaijan | ||
| Coordinates : | 37 ° 57 ' N , 47 ° 32' E | ||
| Height : | 1675 m | ||
| Surface: | 12 km² | ||
| Residents : | 44,336 (calculation 2012) | ||
| Time zone : | UTC +3: 30 | ||
Sarāb (also Sarab or Serab , Persian سراب) is a small town in the district of the same name in northern Iran .
geography
It is located about 100 kilometers southwest of the border with Azerbaijan and about 75 kilometers southwest of the city of Ardabil at an altitude of about 1675 m in the province of East Azerbaijan .
history
From 1750 to 1813 the place was the center of the Sarāb Khanate . Sarāb, surrounded by fields from the local irrigation farming, is a famous center for carpet making. The name of the well-known and noble Serapi carpets, after which even an English colonial steamer named HMS Serapi was named, is derived from the name of the city.
Individual evidence
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