Sarqan-e Sofla
village in South Khorasan, Iran
Sarqan-e Sofla (Persian: سرقان سفلی) is a village in Shakhen Rural District of Shakhenat District in Birjand County, South Khorasan province, Iran.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 53 in 16 households, when it was in the Central District. The following census in 2011 counted 21 people in 10 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 21 people in eight households.
In 2021, the rural district was separated from the district in the formation of Shakhenat District.
The public source identifies “Sarqan-e Sofla” as village in South Khorasan, Iran. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Sarqan-e, Sofla and village.
Why this record matters
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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 Apr 7, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7424535. Authority coordinates are 33.311, 59.608. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2006, 2011, 2016 and 2021.
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.
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Questions for further research
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This entry incorporates text from “Sarqan-e Sofla” 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.