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Bam, Esfarayen
Bam (Persian: بام) 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 and the rural district.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,474 in 481 households, when it was in the former Bam and Safiabad District of Esfarayen County. The following census in 2011 counted 1,582 people in 507 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,368 people in 492 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.

In 2023, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Bam and Safiabad County, and the rural district was transferred to the new Bam District.

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.

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Bām

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (26 October 2024). "Bam, Bam and Safiabad County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  2. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): North Khorasan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. 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. ^ Hosseinnejad, Mohammad Reza (12 February 2023) [Approved 27 July 1400]. "Explaining the details of changes in national divisions in North Khorasan". mehrnews.com (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2024 – via Mehr News Agency.
  5. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (c. 2024) [Approved 4 October 1366]. Creation and formation of seven rural districts including villages, farms and places in Esfarayen County under Khorasan province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 1.5.53.1804; Notification 112448/T416. Archived from the original on 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
  6. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): North Khorasan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): North Khorasan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
  8. ^ "Medieval subterranean corridors found by accident". Tehran Times. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.


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