Bonjar
city in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran
Bonjar (Persian: بنجار) is a city in the Central District of Zabol County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran, serving as the administrative center for Bonjar Rural District.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 3,619 in 847 households. The following census in 2011 counted 4,088 people in 1,022 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 3,760 people in 1,027 households.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Bonjar” is city in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Bonjar, city and Sistan, not as a finished interpretation.
Why this record matters
The phrase “city in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.
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 16, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2422906. Authority coordinates are 31.043, 61.568. 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.
Architectural summaries often privilege surviving fabric and can understate demolished phases, contested use or displaced communities. 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
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Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.
Three-step research path
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Questions for further research
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This entry incorporates text from “Bonjar” 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.