Rah Daneh
village in Iran
Rah Daneh (Persian: راهدانه) is a village in Beygom Qaleh Rural District of the Central District in Naqadeh County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.
History
During the Qajar and Pahlavi period, Ahmad Ali Zeynali (Ahmed Bey) from the Heydar Khan family was the owner and ruler in this region. Ahmad Bey Zeynali, one of the Turks of Qara-Papakh, was the biggest Big Sulduz.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 681 in 177 households. The following census in 2011 counted 590 people in 177 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 619 people in 198 households.
“Rah Daneh” enters the record as village in Iran. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Daneh, village and Iran can confirm, complicate or overturn.
Why this record matters
“Rah Daneh” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Daneh, 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 Nov 14, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q5843481. Authority coordinates are 36.981, 45.485. 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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Questions for further research
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This entry incorporates text from “Rah Daneh” 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.