Sharafkhaneh
city in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran
Sharafkhaneh (Persian: شرفخانه) is a city in the Central District of Shabestar County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran. The city is on Lake Urmia.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 3,872 in 1,132 households. The census in 2011 counted 3,585 people in 1,133 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 4,244 people in 1,446 households.
“Sharafkhaneh” enters the record as city in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Sharafkhaneh, city and East can confirm, complicate or overturn.
Why this record matters
“Sharafkhaneh” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Sharafkhaneh, city and East 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 Q4364664. Authority coordinates are 38.172, 45.482. 1 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2006, 2011 and 2016.
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.
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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- 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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Questions for further research
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- What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
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This entry incorporates text from “Sharafkhaneh” 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.