Sowme'eh Sara (Persian: صومعه‌سرا)[a] is a city in the Central District of Sowme'eh Sara County, Gilan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.

[4] The city is on the south coast of the Caspian Sea, about 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Rasht.

[11]At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 36,522 in 10,070 households.

[2] Rice has been cultivated in this region for many years, where some indigenous cultivars (landrace) were conventionally bred by farmers.

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