Sarab, East Azerbaijan

Language and ethnicity Sarabi people are Azerbaijanis speaking the Azeri Turkic 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. 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. The following census in 2011 counted 44,846 people in 13,353 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 45,031 people in 13,953 households. ==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. 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. Some of the larger villages are: Razliq, Asbforushan, Qaleh Juq, and Andarab. There are 161 others, as well as thirteen abandoned villages around it. 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. {{Weather box {{Weather box |collapsed = Yes |metric first= Yes |single line= Yes |location= Sarab ==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". 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. They are not to be confused with the rugs of eastern Turkestan which are generally known as "Samarkands", but occasionally "Serapi". ==Higher education ==

• Islamic Azad University, Sarab Branch • Sama Technical College of Sarab • Payame noor University of Sarab • Allameh Amini Technical College of Sarab == See also ==