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Darab Kola

village in Iran

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 19, 2026
Entity authorityQ6412810
Source-derived summary

Darab Kola (Persian: دارابكلا) is a village in, and the capital of, Kuhdasht-e Gharbi Rural District in the Central District of Miandorud County, Mazandaran province, Iran.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 4,661 in 1,170 households, when it was in Kuhdasht Rural District of the former Miandorud District in Sari County. The following census in 2011 counted 5,139 people in 1,461 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Miandorud County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District and renamed Kuhdasht-e Sharqi Rural District. Darab Kola was transferred to Kuhdasht-e Gharbi Rural District created in the same district. The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 5,262 people in 1,678 households, the most populous in its rural district.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Darab Kola” as village in Iran. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Darab, Kola and village.

Editorial reviewA strong orientation record where physical form, institutional use and historical geography need to be read together. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2006, 2011, 2016—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Darab, Kola and village providing the first useful test.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Darab Kola”, the useful work is to connect “village in Iran” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

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 19, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q6412810. Authority coordinates are 36.561, 53.253. 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.

Critical limits

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.

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  • Historic place names
  • Jurisdictional context
  • Routes into maps and plans
Verify next

Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.

Three-step research path

  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “Darab Kola”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow Darab Kola primary sources, Darab Kola archive and Darab research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Darab Kola”?
  2. Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
  3. Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
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This entry incorporates text from Darab Kola” 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.