Dizaj-e Olya
village in East Azerbaijan, Iran
Dizaj-e Olya (Persian: ديزج عليا) is a village in Mishab-e Shomali Rural District of the Central District in Marand County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,752 in 535 households. The following census in 2011 counted 2,084 people in 593 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 2,925 people in 884 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.
The public source identifies “Dizaj-e Olya” as village in East Azerbaijan, Iran. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Dizaj-e, Olya and village.
Why this record matters
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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 20, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q6455166. Authority coordinates are 38.398, 45.776. 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.
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.
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This entry incorporates text from “Dizaj-e Olya” 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.