Mafranqah
village in North Khorasan, Iran
Mafranqah (Persian: مفرنقاه) is a village in Faruj Rural District of the Central District in Faruj County, North Khorasan province, Iran.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 715 in 183 households. The following census in 2011 counted 766 people in 221 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 738 people in 211 households.
“Mafranqah” enters the record as village in North Khorasan, Iran. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Mafranqah, village and North can confirm, complicate or overturn.
Why this record matters
“Mafranqah” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Mafranqah, village and North provides the most credible route into that argument.
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 Feb 4, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q6729516. Authority coordinates are 37.200, 58.181. 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
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Mafranqah”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Mafranqah primary sources, Mafranqah archive and Mafranqah 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 “Mafranqah”?
- Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
- Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
Search terms from this dossier
This entry incorporates text from “Mafranqah” 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.