Khashkala
village in Iran
Khashkala (Persian: خشكلا) is a village in Langarud-e Sharqi Rural District of the Central District in Abbasabad County, Mazandaran province, Iran.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 204 in 56 households, when it was in Langarud Rural District of the former Abbasabad District in Tonekabon County. The following census in 2011 counted 225 people in 65 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Abbasabad County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District and renamed Langarud-e Sharqi Rural District. The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 232 people in 72 households.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Khashkala” is village in Iran. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Khashkala, village and Iran, not as a finished interpretation.
Why this record matters
The phrase “village in 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.
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 Dec 23, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q5750530. Authority coordinates are 36.691, 51.154. 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
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Questions for further research
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This entry incorporates text from “Khashkala” 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.