Seh Hezar Rural District
rural district in Mazandaran, Iran
Seh Hezar Rural District (Persian: دهستان سه هزار) is in Kuhestan District of Tonekabon County, Mazandaran province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Yuj.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of Khorramabad District) was 988 in 287 households. There were 2,030 inhabitants in 681 households at the following census of 2011. The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 1,308 in 488 households. The most populous of its 45 villages was Darjan, with 159 people.
In 2020, the rural district was separated from the district in the formation of Kuhestan District.
The public source identifies “Seh Hezar Rural District” as rural district in Mazandaran, Iran. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Hezar, Rural and District.
Why this record matters
A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Seh Hezar Rural District”, the useful work is to connect “rural district in Mazandaran, Iran” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.
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 Jun 8, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5680781. Authority coordinates are 36.517, 50.900. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 2006, 2011, 2016 and 2020.
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
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- 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
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- Expand the search: follow Seh Hezar Rural District primary sources, Seh Hezar Rural District archive and Hezar research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
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Questions for further research
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This entry incorporates text from “Seh Hezar 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.