Gajvan
village in Iran
Gajvan (Persian: گجوان) is a village in Darzab Rural District of the Central District in Mashhad County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 959 in 238 households. The following census in 2011 counted 1,126 people in 321 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,222 people in 364 households.
“Gajvan” enters the record as village in Iran. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Gajvan, village and Iran can confirm, complicate or overturn.
Why this record matters
“Gajvan” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Gajvan, village and Iran provides the most credible route into that argument.
The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 20, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5825326. Authority coordinates are 36.579, 59.516. 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 “Gajvan”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Gajvan primary sources, Gajvan archive and Gajvan 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 “Gajvan”?
- What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
- Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
Search terms from this dossier
This entry incorporates text from “Gajvan” 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.