| Saras سراس | |
|---|---|
| village | |
  Saras | |
| Coordinates: 36°15′43″N49°26′21″E / 36.26194°N 49.43917°E Coordinates: 36°15′43″N49°26′21″E / 36.26194°N 49.43917°E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Qazvin |
| County | Takestan |
| Bakhsh | Central |
| Rural District | Qaqazan-e Gharbi |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 300 |
| Time zone | IRST (UTC+3:30) |
| • Summer (DST) | IRDT (UTC+4:30) |
Saras (Persian : سراس, also Romanized as Sarās; also known as Sarask and Sarāsq) [1] is a village in northern Iran, in Qaqazan-e Gharbi Rural District, in the Central District of Takestan County, Qazvin Province. At the 2006 census, its population was 300, in 70 families. [2]
Persian, also known by its endonym Farsi, is one of the Western Iranian languages within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European language family. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and some other regions which historically were Persianate societies and considered part of Greater Iran. It is written right to left in the Persian alphabet, a modified variant of the Arabic script, which itself evolved from the Aramaic alphabet.
Iran, also called Persia and officially known as the Islamic Republic of Iran, is a country in Western Asia. With over 81 million inhabitants, Iran is the world's 18th most populous country. Comprising a land area of 1,648,195 km2 (636,372 sq mi), it is the second largest country in the Middle East and the 17th largest in the world. Iran is bordered to the northwest by Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan, to the north by the Caspian Sea, to the northeast by Turkmenistan, to the east by Afghanistan and Pakistan, to the south by the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, and to the west by Turkey and Iraq. The country's central location in Eurasia and Western Asia, and its proximity to the Strait of Hormuz, give it geostrategic importance. Tehran is the country's capital and largest city, as well as its leading economic and cultural center.
Qaqazan-e Gharbi Rural District is a rural district (dehestan) in the Central District of Takestan County, Qazvin Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 7,332, in 1,805 families. The rural district has 18 villages.
