Sarab (Persian: سراب, also Romanized as Sarāb) is a village located in Shur Dasht Rural District, within the Central District of Hamadan County, Hamadan Province, Iran. The settlement is administratively classified as part of the country’s hierarchical subdivision system: it belongs to the province of Hamadan, the county of Hamadan, the Central District (bakhsh), and the Shur Dasht Rural District.
According to the national census conducted by the Statistical Center of Iran in 2006, Sarab had a population of 382 individuals, comprising 93 families. Population density and demographic trends for subsequent years are not documented in publicly available sources.
Geographically, Sarab lies in the western part of Iran, within the central plateau region characterized by a semi‑arid climate and a landscape of rolling hills. The village’s coordinates place it in the vicinity of other small settlements in the Hamadan County area, and it is accessible via local road networks connecting to the city of Hamadan, the provincial capital.
The name “Sarab” in Persian can be translated as “mirage” or “flood,” a toponymic element common in various locations throughout Iran, often reflecting historical or environmental attributes of a site. No notable historical events, cultural landmarks, or prominent individuals are associated specifically with Sarab, Hamadan in the existing literature.
References
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Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006). Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011‑11‑11.
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Iranian National Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names. "Sarab, Hamadan".
(Note: Information is derived from publicly available census data and geographical records; no additional verifiable details are currently documented.)