Rain Qaleh
village in Iran
Rain Qaleh (Persian: رائين قلعه) is a village in, and the capital of, Marz Rural District of Chah Dadkhoda District, Qaleh Ganj County, Kerman province, Iran.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 293 in 63 households. The following census in 2011 counted 621 people in 126 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 565 people in 134 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.
The public source identifies “Rain Qaleh” as village in Iran. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Rain, Qaleh and village.
Why this record matters
A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Rain Qaleh”, the useful work is to connect “village in Iran” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.
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 Nov 14, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q5806364. Authority coordinates are 26.883, 58.142. 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.
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 “Rain Qaleh”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Rain Qaleh primary sources, Rain Qaleh archive and Rain 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 “Rain Qaleh”?
- What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
- Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
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This entry incorporates text from “Rain Qaleh” 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.