Cheshmeh Kizab-e Bala
village in Iran
Cheshmeh Kizab-e Bala (Persian: چشمه کيزاب بالا) is a village in, and the capital of, Kakavand-e Gharbi Rural District in Kakavand District of Delfan County, Lorestan province, Iran.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population, as Cheshmeh Kuzan-e Olya, was 279 in 56 households. The following census in 2011 counted 233 people in 53 households, by which time the village was listed as Cheshmeh Kizab-e Bala. The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 194 people in 55 households.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Cheshmeh Kizab-e Bala” 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.
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 Sep 18, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5093141. 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
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Cheshmeh Kizab-e Bala”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Cheshmeh Kizab-e Bala primary sources, Cheshmeh Kizab-e Bala archive and Cheshmeh 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 “Cheshmeh Kizab-e Bala”?
- Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
- Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
Search terms from this dossier
This entry incorporates text from “Cheshmeh Kizab-e Bala” 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.