Bam, Iran
City in Kerman province, Iran / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the city. For the administrative division of Kerman province, see Bam County. For other places with the same name, see Bam.
Bam (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]
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Bam
Persian: بم | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 29°05′58″N 58°20′37″E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Kerman |
County | Bam |
District | Central |
Elevation | 1,061 m (3,481 ft) |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Urban | 127,396 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Official name | Bam and its Cultural Landscape |
Criteria | Cultural: ii, iii, iv, v |
Reference | 1208 |
Inscription | 2004 (28th Session) |
Endangered | 2004–2013 |
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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] There are various opinions about the date and reasons for the foundation of the citadel. Economically and commercially, Bam occupied a very important place in the region and was famous for its textiles and clothes. Ibn Hawqal (943–977), an Arab traveller and geographer, wrote of Bam in his book Surat-ul-'Ard (The Earth-figure):