Baba Aman
village in Iran
Baba Aman (Persian: باباامان) is a village in, and the capital of, Baba Aman Rural District in the Central District of Bojnord County, North Khorasan province, Iran. The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Hesar-e Garmkhan, now a city.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 567 in 146 households. The following census in 2011 counted 640 people in 191 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 640 people in 199 households.
“Baba Aman” enters the record as village in Iran. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Baba, Aman and village can confirm, complicate or overturn.
Why this record matters
“Baba Aman” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Baba, Aman and village provides the most credible route into that argument.
Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 15, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q4837262. Authority coordinates are 37.477, 57.440. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2006, 2011 and 2016.
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.
- 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 “Baba Aman”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Baba Aman primary sources, Baba Aman archive and Baba 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 “Baba Aman”?
- Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
- What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
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This entry incorporates text from “Baba Aman” 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.