Kupon-e Sofla
village in Iran
Kupon-e Sofla (Persian: كوپن سفلي) is a neighborhood in the city of Kupon in Sorna District of Rostam County, Fars province, Iran.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, Kupon-e Sofla's population was 227 in 48 households, when it was a village in Rostam-e Seh Rural District of the former Rostam District of Mamasani County. The following census in 2011 counted 239 people in 57 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Rostam County. The rural district was transferred to the new Sorna District.
After the census, the villages of Kupon-e Olya, Kupon-e Sofla, and Kupon-e Vosta were merged to form the city of Kupon.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Kupon-e Sofla” 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.
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 Nov 30, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q5782438. Authority coordinates are 30.336, 51.267. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2006 and 2011.
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 “Kupon-e Sofla”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Kupon-e Sofla primary sources, Kupon-e Sofla archive and Kupon-e 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 “Kupon-e Sofla”?
- Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
- Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
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This entry incorporates text from “Kupon-e Sofla” 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.