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Aghozi Gang

village in Iran

Architectural plans, a scale model, maps and brass measuring instruments
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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 12, 2026
Entity authorityQ4692455
Source-derived summary

Aghozi Gang (Persian: اغذي گنگ) is a village in Rahmatabad Rural District of Zaviyeh District in Zarandiyeh County, Markazi province, Iran.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 291 in 73 households, when it was in Hakimabad Rural District of the Central District. The following census in 2011 counted 230 people in 71 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 327 people in 71 households.

In 2021, the rural district was separated from the district in the formation of Zaviyeh District. Aghozi Gang was transferred to Rahmatabad Rural District created in the new district.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Aghozi Gang” as village in Iran. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Aghozi, Gang and village.

Editorial reviewMost useful as a place-based finding aid connecting the present description to earlier jurisdictions, maps and built evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2006, 2011, 2016, 2021—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Aghozi, Gang and village providing the first useful test.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Aghozi Gang”, the useful work is to connect “village in Iran” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 12, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q4692455. Authority coordinates are 35.458, 50.459. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2006, 2011, 2016 and 2021.

Critical limits

A single description cannot reconcile every naming convention, rebuilding phase or administrative transfer associated with a place. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.

Best used for
  • Historic place names
  • Jurisdictional context
  • Routes into maps and plans
Verify next

Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.

Three-step research path

  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “Aghozi Gang”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow Aghozi Gang primary sources, Aghozi Gang archive and Aghozi research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Aghozi Gang”?
  2. Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
  3. Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
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Source & attribution

This entry incorporates text from Aghozi Gang” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.