Chenesht
village in Sarbisheh County, Iran
Chenesht (Persian: چنشت) is a village in Naharjan Rural District of Mud District in Sarbisheh County, South Khorasan province, Iran.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,009 in 286 households. The following census in 2011 counted 1,200 people in 355 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,157 people in 342 households, the most populous in its rural district.
The public source identifies “Chenesht” as village in Sarbisheh County, Iran. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Chenesht, village and Sarbisheh.
Why this record matters
A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Chenesht”, the useful work is to connect “village in Sarbisheh County, Iran” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.
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 18, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5091167. Authority coordinates are 32.633, 59.400. 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
- 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 “Chenesht”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Chenesht primary sources, Chenesht archive and Chenesht 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 “Chenesht”?
- 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 “Chenesht” 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.