Gandabar
village in Kashmar County, Iran
Gandabar (Persian: گندبر) is a village in Bala Velayat Rural District of the Central District in Kashmar County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 172 in 43 households. The following census in 2011 counted 167 people in 40 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 227 people in 58 households.
“Gandabar” enters the record as village in Kashmar County, Iran. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Gandabar, village and Kashmar can confirm, complicate or overturn.
Why this record matters
“Gandabar” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Gandabar, village and Kashmar provides the most credible route into that argument.
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 Mar 5, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5520575. Authority coordinates are 35.033, 58.441. 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 “Gandabar”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Gandabar primary sources, Gandabar archive and Gandabar 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 “Gandabar”?
- 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 “Gandabar” 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.