Zartoshtabad
village in Ardabil, Iran
Zartoshtabad (Persian: زرتشت اباد) is a village in Khanandabil-e Sharqi Rural District of the Central District in Khalkhal County, Ardabil province, Iran.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 63 in 13 households. The following census in 2011 counted 62 people in 14 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 61 people in 16 households.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Zartoshtabad” is village in Ardabil, Iran. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Zartoshtabad, village and Ardabil, not as a finished interpretation.
Why this record matters
The phrase “village in Ardabil, 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.
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 Nov 14, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q16904419. Authority coordinates are 37.609, 48.495. 1 of 1 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
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Zartoshtabad”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Zartoshtabad primary sources, Zartoshtabad archive and Zartoshtabad 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 “Zartoshtabad”?
- What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
- Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
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This entry incorporates text from “Zartoshtabad” 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.