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] There are various opinions about the ...
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 and its Cultural Landscape. Bam 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).
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 ...
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 | 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.
Ancient City of Bam Citadel & Old City | Destination Iran
WEBFeb 12, 2015 · The ancient city of Bam owes its construction to the creation of the Iranian underground water supply system, the Qanat, that still supplies water to this city. This ancient site, housing Arg-e Bam (Bam Citadel) in its heart, is one of the most popular Bam tourist attractions.
Arg-e Bam (Bam Citadel) | Kerman, Arg e Bam Iran - IranOnTour
WEBUNESCO has inscribed Arg-e Bam on the list of World Heritage. It is the most well-known tourist attraction in Kerman. Arg-e Bam is an extraordinary adobe construction, which was considered as the largest adobe architectural structure in the world prior to …
Bam and its Cultural Landscape | Silk Roads Programme - UNESCO
WEBBam lies 1,060 metres above sea level in the centre of the valley dominated to the north by the Kafut Mountains and to the south by the Jebal-e Barez Mountains. This valley forms the wider cultural landscape of the Bam County. Beyond …
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.