Arak, Iran main agricultural products of the city are grain, barley, and fruits including grape, apple, walnut, and almond. Arak also exports hand-knotted carpets which are referred to as Sarouk rugs. Saruq is a small village outside Arak, and its name is used in order to prevent confusion with rug from the modern-day country of Iraq. Statesmen and politicians: Literary, painting, and photography figures: Sportsmen: Scientists: Cinema and television artists: Arak, Iran Arak (, "Arâk"; ), is the capital of Markazi Province, Iran. At the 2011 census, its population was 526,182, in 160,761 families. this city nicknamed as Industrial Capital of Iran.
Azerbaijan (Iran) Hulagu Khan established their capital at Maragheh. The book "Safina-yi Tabriz "describes the general state of Tabriz during the Ilkhanid period. After being conquered by Timur in the 14th century, Tabriz became an important provincial capital of the Timurid empire. Later, Tabriz became the capital of the Kara Koyunlu empire. It was out of Ardabil (ancient Artavilla) that the Safavid dynasty arose to renew the state of Persia and establish Shi'ism as the official religion of Iran. Around the same time, the population of what is now Azerbaijan and Iran were converted to Shiism, and both nations remain the only