Charam Rural District (Charam County)
rural district in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, Iran
Charam Rural District (Persian: دهستان چرام) is in the Central District of Charam County, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Karreh Shahbazi.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was (as a part of Charam District of Kohgiluyeh County) was 7,234 in 1,313 households. There were 5,935 inhabitants in 1,351 households at the following census of 2011, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Charam County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District. The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 5,534 in 1,453 households. The most populous of its 61 villages was Karreh Shahbazi, with 2,240 people.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Charam Rural District (Charam County)” is rural district in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, Iran. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Charam, Rural and District, not as a finished interpretation.
Why this record matters
The phrase “rural district in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, 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.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 17, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5682616. Authority coordinates are 30.708, 50.942. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. 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
- 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 “Charam Rural District (Charam County)”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Charam Rural District (Charam County) primary sources, Charam Rural District (Charam County) archive and Charam 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 “Charam Rural District (Charam County)”?
- Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
- What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
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This entry incorporates text from “Charam Rural District (Charam County)” 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.