Pahnaji
village in Iran
Pahnaji (Persian: پهناجي) is a village in Dasht-e Kenar Rural District of the Central District in Simorgh County, Mazandaran province, Iran.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 188 in 55 households, when it was in Kiakola Rural District of the former Kiakola District in Qaem Shahr County. The following census in 2011 counted 232 people in 71 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 270 people in 92 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Simorgh County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District, and the village was transferred to Dasht-e Kenar Rural District created in the same district.
“Pahnaji” enters the record as village in Iran. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Pahnaji, village and Iran can confirm, complicate or overturn.
Why this record matters
“Pahnaji” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Pahnaji, village and Iran provides the most credible route into that argument.
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 Jan 20, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5725218. Authority coordinates are 36.619, 52.808. 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.
Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. 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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- Jurisdictional context
- Routes into maps and plans
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Three-step research path
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Questions for further research
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This entry incorporates text from “Pahnaji” 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.