Gomishabad
village in East Azerbaijan, Iran
Gomishabad (Persian: گميش اباد, romanized: Gomishābād; also known as Gomeshābād, Gomoshābād, Gyumishabad, Gyumishili, and Qāsem ‘Alī Kandī) is a village in Goyjah Bel Rural District, in the Central District of Ahar County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 158, in 28 families.
“Gomishabad” enters the record as village in East Azerbaijan, Iran. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Gomishabad, village and East can confirm, complicate or overturn.
Why this record matters
“Gomishabad” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Gomishabad, village and East 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 Oct 25, 2024. The linked authority identifier is Q5679191. Authority coordinates are 38.383, 46.900. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2006.
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
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Three-step research path
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Questions for further research
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- What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
- Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
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This entry incorporates text from “Gomishabad” 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.