Bastam Citadel

Bastam (Persian: بسطام) is the site of an ancient Urartian citadel from ca. the 7th century BC, located near the village of Bastam in modern northwestern Iran.

Not to be confused with Bistam in Greater Khorasan.
Bastam Citadel in Chaypareh County

Sources
  • Kleiss, Wolfram (1989). "BESṬĀM (2)". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. IV, Fasc. 2. pp. 175–177.
  • Kleiss, Wolfram (2008). "URARTU IN IRAN". Encyclopaedia Iranica.
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