Bam, Esfarayen

Bam (Persian: بام, also Romanized as Bām)[3] is a village in Bam Rural District of Bam and Safiabad District, Esfarayen County, North Khorasan province, Iran.

For other places with a similar name, see Bam.

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[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceNorth Khorasan
CountyEsfarayen
DistrictBam and Safiabad
Rural DistrictBam
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total1,368
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 1,474 in 481 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 1,582 people in 507 households.[5] 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 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.[6]

References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (18 May 2023). "Bam, Esfarayen County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  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. "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.
  5. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 28. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. "Medieval subterranean corridors found by accident". Tehran Times. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
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