Khaldin, Qazvin
village in Iran
Khaldin (Persian: خالدين, also Romanized as Khāldīn, Jaldin and Khāledīn; also known as Khāleh Dīnak and Khāledīnak) is a village in Dashtabi-ye Sharqi Rural District, Dashtabi District, Buin Zahra County, Qazvin Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 218, in 45 families. Coming from Sri Lanka, they were later distributed to countries such as Lebanon, United Arab Emirates, Israel, Pakistan, India, and Iran. They then settled and formed a town in Iran with the name "Jaldin".
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Khaldin, Qazvin” as village in Iran. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as village in Iran. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
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 Apr 3, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5838555. Authority coordinates are 36.038, 49.923. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2006.
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 “Khaldin, Qazvin”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Khaldin, Qazvin primary sources, Khaldin, Qazvin archive and Khaldin 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
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