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.

The Bam earthquake is 100 kilometres (62 mi) south of the destructive earthquakes of June 11, 1981 (magnitude 6.6, approximately 3,000 deaths) and July 28, 1981 (magnitude 7.3, approximately 1,500 deaths).

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 …

Nov 13, 2017 · In 2003, a 6.6-magnitude quake destroyed the historic city of Bam in south-east Iran, killing 26,000 people. Sunday's quake is the deadliest to hit Iran since 2012.

Jul 20, 2009 · A moderate-magnitude (Mw 6.6) earthquake struck the city of Bam and its surroundings in southeast Iran (29.10˚N-58.35˚E) at 05:26 AM local time (01:56 GMT) on Friday 26 December 2003/5 Dey 1382 (FIGURE 1).

In Bam …was struck by a massive earthquake. The temblor, which had a moment magnitude of 6.6, killed more than 26,000 people and devastated the modern city, and the fortress itself was largely destroyed.

Mar 4, 2009 · Using the magnitude 6.6 earthquake that devastated Bam, Iran, in 2003 as a case study, Fielding and his university colleagues analyzed radar images from the European Space Agency's Envisat satellite to study the land surface above a fault that is buried about 1 kilometer (half a mile) under Earth's surface.

Jun 15, 2004 · The devastating earthquake at Bam, Iran, in 2003 was caused by the rupture of a rare, hidden fault that is invisible at the surface, experts say. This fault runs directly under the city of Bam...

Dec 26, 2003 · Social and Public Policy Issues following the Bam, Iran, Earthquake The Social and Policy Context Response and recovery activities fol- lowing the Bam earthquake were in- fluenced in important ways by four broader societal factors: the 1979 rev-olution; the Iran-Iraq war, which lasted from 1980 to 1988; the experience

Apr 6, 2007 · This paper gives a brief explanation of the earthquake in Bam. It also reports on the rescue and relief operations, including the construction of emergency