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Nowzad, Darmian

village in Darmian County, Iran

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionApr 10, 2026
Entity authorityQ7067284 ↗
Source-derived summary

Nowzad (Persian: نوزاد) is a village in Miyandasht Rural District of Miyandasht District in Darmian County, South Khorasan province, Iran.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 889 in 270 households, when it was in the Central District. The following census in 2011 counted 685 people in 235 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 519 people in 189 households.

In 2021, the rural district was separated from the district in the formation of Miyandasht District.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Nowzad, Darmian” as village in Darmian County, Iran. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Nowzad, Darmian and village.

Editorial reviewA valuable geographic starting point for tracing changing names, boundaries, uses and administrative responsibility. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2006, 2011, 2016, 2021—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Nowzad, Darmian 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 “Nowzad, Darmian”, the useful work is to connect “village in Darmian County, Iran” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

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 Apr 10, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7067284. Authority coordinates are 32.945, 59.798. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2006, 2011, 2016 and 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.

Best used for
  • 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 “Nowzad, Darmian”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow Nowzad, Darmian primary sources, Nowzad, Darmian archive and Nowzad 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 “Nowzad, Darmian”?
  2. Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
  3. Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
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This entry incorporates text from “Nowzad, Darmian” 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.