Bam, Esfarayen
Bam (Persian: بام, also Romanized as Bām)[1] is a village in Bam Rural District, Bam and Safiabad District, Esfarayen County, North Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,474, in 481 families.[2]
Bam
بام | |
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village | |
 village view | |
  Bam | |
| Coordinates: 36°54′16″N 57°56′14″E | |
| Country |  Iran |
| Province | North Khorasan |
| County | Esfarayen |
| Bakhsh | Bam and Safiabad |
| Rural District | Bam |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 1,474 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IRDT) |
In 2022, A routine road construction project has 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.[3]
References
- 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".
- "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.
- "Medieval subterranean corridors found by accident". Tehran Times. 2022-09-12. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
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