Bam
Persian: بام
Village
The village of Bam
The village of Bam
Bam is located in Iran
Bam
Bam
Coordinates: 36°54′18″N 57°56′16″E / 36.90500°N 57.93778°E / 36.90500; 57.93778[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceNorth Khorasan
CountyBam and Safiabad
DistrictBam
Rural DistrictBam
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total1,368
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Bam (Persian: بام, also Romanized as Bām)[3] is a village in Bam Rural District of Bam District, Bam and Safiabad County, North Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the district[4] and the rural district.[5]

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 1,474 in 481 households, when it was in the former Bam and Safiabad District of Esfarayen County.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 1,582 people in 507 households.[7] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 1,368 people in 492 households; it was the largest village in its rural district. [2]

In February 2023, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Bam and Safiabad County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Safiabad as its capital and only city.[4]

In 2022, a routine road construction project led to the accidental discovery of an extensive network of underground corridors in Bam village. Archaeologists have linked the discovery to the nearby fortress of Shahr-e Belqeys (City of Belqeys). Shahr-e Belqeys was prosperous during a period from the late Sassanid era to early Islamic times. The total length of those corridors is 18 km, and there is a bathroom and a mill on the way, which has not been opened yet.[8]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (18 May 2023). "Bam, Bam and Safiabad County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 28. Archived from the original (Excel) on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Bam can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3055038" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. 1 2 "Explaining the details of changes in country divisions in North Khorasan". Mehr News (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. 12 February 2023. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  5. ↑ Mousavi, Mirhossein. "Creation and formation of seven rural districts including villages, farms and places in Esfarayen County under Khorasan province". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 28. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 28. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  8. ↑ "Medieval subterranean corridors found by accident". Tehran Times. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.



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