Petergan Rural District
rural district in South Khorasan, Iran
Petergan Rural District (Persian: دهستان پترگان) is in the Central District of Zirkuh County, South Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Shah Rakht.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Zirkuh District in Qaen County) was 5,865 in 1,287 households. There were 6,375 inhabitants in 1,536 households at the following census of 2011. The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 5,976 in 1,584 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Zirkuh County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District. The most populous of its 12 villages was Shah Rakht, with 2,404 people.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Petergan Rural District” is rural district in South Khorasan, Iran. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Petergan, Rural and District, not as a finished interpretation.
Why this record matters
The phrase “rural district in South Khorasan, Iran” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.
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 Jun 8, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7178050. Authority coordinates are 33.533, 60.544. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. 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.
- 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 “Petergan Rural District”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Petergan Rural District primary sources, Petergan Rural District archive and Petergan 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 “Petergan Rural District”?
- Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
- Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
Search terms from this dossier
This entry incorporates text from “Petergan Rural District” 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.