Ashrestaq Rural District
rural district in Mazandaran Province, Iran
Ashrestaq Rural District (Persian: دهستان عشرستاق) is in Yaneh Sar District of Behshahr County, Mazandaran province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Bisheh Boneh.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 7,284 in 1,859 households. There were 4,433 inhabitants in 1,477 households at the following census of 2011. The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 6,911 in 2,281 households. The most populous of its 34 villages was Bisheh Boneh, with 775 people.
The public source identifies “Ashrestaq Rural District” as rural district in Mazandaran Province, Iran. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Ashrestaq, Rural and District.
Why this record matters
A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Ashrestaq Rural District”, the useful work is to connect “rural district in Mazandaran Province, Iran” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.
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 13, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5692416. Authority coordinates are 36.550, 53.800. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 2006, 2011 and 2016.
Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. 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.
- Historic place names
- Jurisdictional context
- Routes into maps and plans
Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Ashrestaq Rural District”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Ashrestaq Rural District primary sources, Ashrestaq Rural District archive and Ashrestaq research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Ashrestaq Rural District”?
- Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
- Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
Search terms from this dossier
This entry incorporates text from “Ashrestaq Rural District” 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.