Gurab Zarmikh

Gurab Zarmikh is located in Somee Sara in Gilan Province in the north of the country. Gurab covers an area of 3000000 square m with a population of 4,920. It 's been known as a city since 12 years ago .
The city includes 23 rural districts. An area of 595,539 square m is under rice cultivation. It has a low population density relatively. On Mondays a local market is held in there.
Each year,a memorial ceremony is held for the martyrs. Also in the month of Muharram, great mourning ceremonies take place and the city becomes very crowded and active.
On Ashura day, when Imam Hussein PBUH was martyred, people from other surround villages come over to hold mourning ceremonies.
Among the first things that would attract you once in the city, is the photo and statue of Mirza Kuchak Khan, a national hero. The city is known as the epic city thanks to his courage to defend the country.
Many of his battles took place in there or the villages around and he has passed by the city along with his warriors.
The old city was founded several years before Reza Khan and in fact it was a military base for Mirza Kuchak Khan. It's even older than Somee Sara.
Gurab was administered by Dehyari, a simple office of managers in villages, and then it turned into a district. In 1380, solar calendar, its municipality was founded.
As for its name, it's not exactly clear. But according to some narrations, in the past, it was a hamlet where tents were pitched using golden nails. ( Zarmikh means a golden nail). Also Gurab means a hamlet or small village.
The city contains 2 banks, with one branch, an all girl primary school, an all girl junior high school and high school, an all boy junior high school, and high school.
Also it has a clinic to offer medical services .
Of note are a sports club and 4 educational clubs.
Some of the students in the surround areas prefer to study in those clubs.
Also it offers a coastal park, at an area of approximately 2 hectares, which has been among few constructions in recent years.
Today, Gurab is supervised by the members of the city council as well as the municipality. A few years ago, Islamic Azad University, Architecture Unit, was transferred to the city from Somee Sara but in 1388, solar calendar, it was shut down for some reason.
There is no exact information on the number of literate people and jobless youth. The city's face is quite young and hopefully with development of recreational resorts, sports spots, and educational institutions the youth will have more fun plus more job opportunities in the foreseeable future.