Penu, Golestan
village in Galikash County, Golestan Province, Iran
Penu (Persian: پنو) is a village in Nilkuh Rural District of the Central District in Galikash County, Golestan province, Iran.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 281 in 80 households, when it was in the former Galikash District of Minudasht County. The following census in 2011 counted 405 people in 110 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Galikash County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District. The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 530 people in 152 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Penu, Golestan” as village in Galikash County, Golestan Province, 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 village in Galikash County, Golestan Province, Iran. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
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 Dec 10, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q7165341. Authority coordinates are 37.205, 55.705. 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.
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.
- 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 “Penu, Golestan”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Penu, Golestan primary sources, Penu, Golestan archive and Penu 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 “Penu, Golestan”?
- Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
- What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
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This entry incorporates text from “Penu, Golestan” 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.