Sowme'eh Sara

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For the administrative subdivision, see Sowme'eh Sara County. For the village in Ardabil Province, see Sowmaeh Sara, Ardabil.
Sowme'eh Sara
صومعه سرا
City
SomehSara صومعه‌سرا.jpg
Sowme'eh Sara is located in Iran
Sowme'eh Sara
Sowme'eh Sara
Coordinates: 37°18′42″N 49°19′19″E / 37.31167°N 49.32194°E / 37.31167; 49.32194Coordinates: 37°18′42″N 49°19′19″E / 37.31167°N 49.32194°E / 37.31167; 49.32194
Country Iran
ProvinceGilan
CountySowme'eh Sara
BakhshCentral
Population
 (2016 Census)
 • Total47,083 [1]
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Sowme'eh Sara (Persian: صومعه سرا, also Romanized as Şowme‘eh Sarā, Somee Sara, Şowma‘eh Sarā, Şūme‘eh Sarā, Sumehsara, and Sumesera)[2] is a city and capital of Sowme'eh Sara County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 40000(just in city), in 10,070 families.[3]

Sowme'eh Sara is located on the south coast of the Caspian Sea, about 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Rasht

Rice has been cultivated in this region for many years, where some indigenous cultivars (landrace) were conventionally bred by farmers.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.amar.org.ir/english
  2. ^ Sowme'eh Sara can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3086328" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  3. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.
  4. ^ Pazuki, Arman & Sohani, Mehdi (2013). "Phenotypic evaluation of scutellum-derived calluses in 'Indica' rice cultivars" (PDF). Acta Agriculturae Slovenica. 101 (2): 239–247. doi:10.2478/acas-2013-0020. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
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