Bam, Iran - Wikipedia
WEBBam (Persian: بم) [3] is a city in the Central District of Bam County, Kerman province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. [4] The modern Iranian city of Bam surrounds the Bam citadel. Before the 2003 earthquake, the official population count of the city was roughly 43,000. [5]
Arg-e Bam - Wikipedia
WEBThe Arg-e Bam (Persian: ارگ بم), located in the city of Bam, Kerman Province of southeastern Iran, is the largest adobe building in the world. The entire building was a large fortress containing the citadel, but because the citadel dominates the ruins, the entire fortress is now named Bam Citadel.
Bam and its Cultural Landscape - UNESCO World Heritage
WEBBam is situated in a desert environment on the southern edge of the Iranian high plateau. The origins of Bam can be traced back to the Achaemenid period (6th to 4th centuries BC). Its heyday was from the 7th to 11th centuries, being at the crossroads of important trade routes and known for the production of silk and cotton garments.
This Ancient Citadel Looks Like a Giant Sandcastle - National …
WEBJun 29, 2017 · At the southern edge of the Iranian high plateau near the Pakistani border, the hilltop citadel of Arg-e Bam marks the Silk Road. According to legend, this earthen architecture city owes its ...
Bam | Iran, City, & Earthquake | Britannica
WEBBam, is a city in eastern Kermān province, Iran. The city, an agricultural centre situated on the Silk Road and long famed for its large fortress, was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2004.
Arg-e Bam Iran Today: Now The Most Quake-Proof City in Iran
WEBMar 28, 2024 · Thanks to a series of underground irrigation canals, life was able to flourish in this inhospitable environment and Bam thrived as a trading center – resulting in the Arg-e Bam, the citadel which today is the best (and most photogenic) example of a medieval fortified town built using mud layers.
Bam | Silk Roads Programme - UNESCO
WEBThe small city of Bam lies in the southeast corner of Iran, where the high central plateau gives way to the deserts of Sistan and Baluchistan. It is an oasis, situated at the crossroads of the Silk Road trade routes that spanned the surrounding desert, and nourished by underground irrigation canals, or qanāts.
Bam – Travel guide at Wikivoyage
WEBBam is a city in Kerman, Iran. This modern Iranian city surrounds the Arg-é Bam citadel which has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List . Bam was devastated during an earthquake in December 2003 and is still being rebuilt.
Bam and its Cultural Landscape | Silk Roads Programme - UNESCO
WEBBam and its Cultural Landscape represents an outstanding example of an ancient fortified settlement that developed around the Iranian central plateau and is an exceptional testimony to the development of a trading settlement in the desert environment of the Central Asian region.
Ancient City of Bam Citadel & Old City | Destination Iran
WEBFeb 12, 2015 · The ancient city of Bam is situated at the edge of Lut desert. This walled town and its citadel are registered in UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites.
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