Sarab County
Sarab County () is in East Azerbaijan province, Iran
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,
East Azerbaijan
East Azerbaijan province () is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Tabriz.
The province is located in Iranian Azerbaijan, bordering Armenia, the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ardabil province, West Azerbaijan province ...
province,
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
.
Demographics
Language
The villagers of Razliq speak
Azeri Azeri or Azeri Turk may refer to:
* Azeri people, an ethnic group also known as Azerbaijanis
* Citizens of Azerbaijan
* Azeri language, the modern-day Turkic language
* Old Azeri, an extinct Iranian language
* Azeri Turk (journal), Academic jour ...
Shia
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Muslims since the 15th century, after the emergence of the
Safavid
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Empire.
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,656 in 463 households. The following census in 2011 counted 1,372 people in 456 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,254 people in 425 households.
Economy
People's
lifestyle
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has changed due to modernization in
farming
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. The mechanization of tools has made working in agriculture easier.
Agriculture
Razliq's most important product is the
cucumber
The cucumber (''Cucumis sativus'') is a widely-cultivated creeping vine plant in the family Cucurbitaceae that bears cylindrical to spherical fruits, which are used as culinary vegetables. although crops such as potatoes, pumpkins, legumes and grains are also cultivated. Inhabitants turn most of the cucumbers into pickles and sell this product in
Ardabil
Ardabil (, ) is a city in northwestern Iran. It is in the Central District (Ardabil County), Central District of Ardabil County, Ardabil province, Ardabil province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district.
The ...
or
Tabriz
Tabriz (; ) is a city in the Central District (Tabriz County), Central District of Tabriz County, in the East Azerbaijan province, East Azerbaijan province of northwestern Iran. It serves as capital of the province, the county, and the distric ...
markets. Razliq's pickles are the most famous in
Azerbaijan
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Chips factory
A chips factory has started its work in 2017, with 30 workers. The factory's product is sent to markets throughout Iran. All the consumables of the factory are generally prepared from the products of Razliq itself.
Animal husbandry
In this village, animals such as sheep and goats, but specifically cows, are raised both traditionally and industrially.