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] The modern city surrounds the ancient citadel which has a history dating back to around 2,000 years ago.

This valley forms the wider cultural landscape of the Bam County. Beyond the mountains lies the vast Lut Desert of Central Iran. Water from the Jebal-e Barez Mountains supplies the seasonal Posht-e Rud River that skirts Bam City between Arg-e Bam and Qal’eh Doktar.

The 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 …

Bam, 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.

The 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 .

Feb 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 .

Bam is located 180 kilometers southeast of the city of Kerman and is considered to be the second largest city in Kerman Province. Bam is the only Iranian city to be registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Apr 13, 2019 · At the southwest edge of Iran's largest desert plateau, the mythical adobe city surrounds its unrivalled citadel over the highest mount sewed up history to the mythos in a single frame. In Shahnameh, the world's longest epic poem by Ferdowsi, the footmark of Bam is narrated in the name of Kojaran town where the myth of Haftvad and his worm happens.

Oct 3, 2024 · Bam is a historic city on the ancient Silk Road and the only Iranian city with its entire area registered by UNESCO World Heritage Organization as Bam and its Cultural Landscape. Many tourists believe, Bam is one of the top 10 places in Iran you must see.

Mar 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.