Bayat-e Sofla
village in East Azerbaijan, Iran
Bayat-e Sofla (Persian: بيات سفلي) is a village in Owch Tappeh-ye Gharbi Rural District of the Central District in Torkamanchay County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 391 in 89 households, when it was in Torkamanchay District of Mianeh County. The following census in 2011 counted 285 people in 80 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 149 people in 52 households.
In 2024, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Torkamanchay County and renamed the Central District.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Bayat-e Sofla” as village in East Azerbaijan, Iran. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as village in East Azerbaijan, Iran. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
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 Q5678876. Authority coordinates are 37.470, 47.410. 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 2024.
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 “Bayat-e Sofla”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Bayat-e Sofla primary sources, Bayat-e Sofla archive and Bayat-e 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 “Bayat-e Sofla”?
- Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
- What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
Search terms from this dossier
This entry incorporates text from “Bayat-e Sofla” 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.