Miankuh Rural District (Ardal County)
rural district in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Iran
Miankuh Rural District (Persian: دهستان ميانكوه) is in Miankuh District of Ardal County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Deh Kohneh-ye Halu Saad. The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Sar Khun, now a city.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 10,622 in 2,161 households. There were 10,709 inhabitants in 2,587 households at the following census of 2011. The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 6,973 in 1,917 households. The most populous of its 31 villages was Refen, with 991 people.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Miankuh Rural District (Ardal County)” as rural district in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, 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 rural district in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, 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 Sep 24, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q4984767. 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 “Miankuh Rural District (Ardal County)”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Miankuh Rural District (Ardal County) primary sources, Miankuh Rural District (Ardal County) archive and Miankuh 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 “Miankuh Rural District (Ardal County)”?
- What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
- Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
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This entry incorporates text from “Miankuh Rural District (Ardal County)” 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.