Qaleh-ye Asgar Rural District
rural district in Kerman, Iran
Qaleh-ye Asgar Rural District (Persian: دهستان قلعه عسگر) is in Lalehzar District of Bardsir County, Kerman province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Qaleh-ye Askar.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 3,930 in 938 households. There were 3,144 inhabitants in 961 households at the following census of 2011. The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 5,739 in 1,911 households. The most populous of its 83 villages was Kharmandeh, with 799 people.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Qaleh-ye Asgar Rural District” as rural district in Kerman, 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 Kerman, Iran. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 24, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5704991. Authority coordinates are 29.583, 56.667. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. 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 “Qaleh-ye Asgar Rural District”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Qaleh-ye Asgar Rural District primary sources, Qaleh-ye Asgar Rural District archive and Qaleh-ye 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 “Qaleh-ye Asgar Rural District”?
- What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
- Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
Search terms from this dossier
This entry incorporates text from “Qaleh-ye Asgar 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.