Dehtal Rural District
rural district of Iran
Dehtal Rural District (Persian: دهستان ده تل) is in the Central District of Bastak County, Hormozgan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Dehtal.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 6,558 in 1,409 households. There were 8,433 inhabitants in 1,955 households at the following census of 2011. The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 8,119 in 2,273 households. The most populous of its 27 villages was Dehtal, with 1,702 people.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Dehtal Rural District” as rural district of 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 rural district of Iran. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
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 20, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q392989. Authority coordinates are 27.011, 54.293. 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.
A single description cannot reconcile every naming convention, rebuilding phase or administrative transfer associated with a place. 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 “Dehtal Rural District”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Dehtal Rural District primary sources, Dehtal Rural District archive and Dehtal 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 “Dehtal Rural District”?
- What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
- Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
Search terms from this dossier
This entry incorporates text from “Dehtal Rural District” 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.