Susan-e Gharbi Rural District
rural district in Khuzestan, Iran
Susan-e Gharbi Rural District (Persian: دهستان سوسن غربی) is in Susan District of Izeh County, Khuzestan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Torshak.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the Central District) was 11,022 in 1,906 households. There were 10,117 inhabitants in 1,958 households at the following census of 2011, by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the formation of Susan District. The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 8,423 in 1,823 households. The most populous of its 87 villages was Javad-e Seyyedi, with 872 people.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Susan-e Gharbi Rural District” is rural district in Khuzestan, Iran. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Susan-e, Gharbi and Rural, not as a finished interpretation.
Why this record matters
The phrase “rural district in Khuzestan, 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.
The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Nov 14, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q7647484. Authority coordinates are 32.117, 49.817. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. 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.
- 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 “Susan-e Gharbi Rural District”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Susan-e Gharbi Rural District primary sources, Susan-e Gharbi Rural District archive and Susan-e 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 “Susan-e Gharbi Rural District”?
- Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
- What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
Search terms from this dossier
This entry incorporates text from “Susan-e Gharbi 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.