Qurtan
village in Varzaneh County, Iran
Qurtan (Persian: قورتان) is a village in, and the capital of, Gavkhuni-ye Shomali Rural District in the Central District of Varzaneh County, Isfahan province, Iran.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,177 in 318 households, when it was in Gavkhuni Rural District of Bon Rud District in Isfahan County. The following census in 2011 counted 1,242 people in 378 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,283 people in 409 households.
In 2021, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Varzaneh County and renamed the Central District. The rural district was renamed Gavkhuni-ye Shomali Rural District.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Qurtan” is village in Varzaneh County, Iran. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Qurtan, village and Varzaneh, not as a finished interpretation.
Why this record matters
The phrase “village in Varzaneh County, Iran” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.
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 Jun 7, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5792206. Authority coordinates are 32.451, 52.559. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2006, 2011, 2016 and 2021.
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 “Qurtan”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Qurtan primary sources, Qurtan archive and Qurtan 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 “Qurtan”?
- Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
- What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
Search terms from this dossier
This entry incorporates text from “Qurtan” 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.