Sareyn Sareyn Sareyn (, also Romanized as Sar‘eyn, Sara’eyn, Sar‘eīn, Sar ‘Eyn, and Sarein) is a city in and the capital of Sareyn County, in Ardabil Province, Iran. Sareyn is known for its hot springs. The population is about 8000, and increases to more than 20000 in the summer because of the many tourists who go there due to the charming climate. It stands 25 km from Ardabil and total area is 1.28 square km. At the 2006 census, its population was 4,478, in 1,135 families. The Sareyn springs are near an inactive volcano in mount Sabalan and its water contains
Iranian frigate Sabalan operation's objectives were to destroy two Iranian oil platforms used for drilling and attack coordination and one unspecified Iranian warship. On the morning of April 18, 1988, the oil platforms were knocked out. The U.S. forces then turned to look for Iranian frigates in the Strait of Hormuz, which joins the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf. "Sabalan"s sister frigate was identified by aircraft from the aircraft carrier and drawn into a fatal engagement. Another group of A-6 Intruders was sent to the reported location of "Sabalan" in the strait, where, the frigate fired at the A-6s at 6.17