Sorkhanabad
village in Iran
Sorkhanabad (Persian: سرخن اباد) is a village in Qaravolan Rural District of Loveh District in Galikash County, Golestan province, Iran.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 202 in 54 households, when it was in the former Galikash District of Minudasht County. The following census in 2011 counted 204 people in 58 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Galikash County. The rural district was transferred to the new Loveh District. The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 210 people in 63 households.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Sorkhanabad” is village in Iran. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Sorkhanabad, village and Iran, not as a finished interpretation.
Why this record matters
The phrase “village in Iran” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.
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 Dec 11, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q7563554. Authority coordinates are 37.312, 55.540. 2 of 2 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.
- 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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Questions for further research
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This entry incorporates text from “Sorkhanabad” 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.