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Küçükgelengeç, Çayırlı

village in Çayırlı, Erzincan, eastern Turkey

Architectural plans, a scale model, maps and brass measuring instruments
Places and architectureInterpretive dossier study · Crown Archives visual atlas
Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 17, 2026
Entity authorityQ10783306 ↗
Source-derived summary

Küçükgelengeç is a village in the Çayırlı District, Erzincan Province, Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds of the Rutan tribe and had a population of 22 in 2021.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Küçükgelengeç, Çayırlı” as village in Çayırlı, Erzincan, eastern Turkey. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Küçükgelengeç, Çayırlı and village.

Editorial reviewA strong orientation record where physical form, institutional use and historical geography need to be read together. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2021—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Küçükgelengeç, Çayırlı and village providing the first useful test.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Küçükgelengeç, Çayırlı”, the useful work is to connect “village in Çayırlı, Erzincan, eastern Turkey” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

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 17, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q10783306. Authority coordinates are 39.958, 39.860. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 2021.

Critical limits

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.

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  • Historic place names
  • Jurisdictional context
  • Routes into maps and plans
Verify next

Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.

Three-step research path

  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “Küçükgelengeç, Çayırlı”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow Küçükgelengeç, Çayırlı primary sources, Küçükgelengeç, Çayırlı archive and Küçükgelengeç research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Küçükgelengeç, Çayırlı”?
  2. Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
  3. What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
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Source & attribution

This entry incorporates text from “Küçükgelengeç, Çayırlı” 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.