๐ฎ๐ท Bam is a city and capital of Bam County, Kerman Province, Iran. The modern Iranian city of Bam surrounds the Bam citadel. There are various opinions about the date and reasons for the foundation of the citadel. Economically and commercially, Bam occupied a very important place in the region and was famous for its textiles and clothes. Ibn Hawqal (943โ977), the Arab traveller and geographer, wrote of Bam in his book Surat-ul-`ard (The Earth-figure): Over there they weave excellent, beautiful and long-lasting cotton cloths which are sent to places all over the world There they also make excellent clothes, each of which costs around 30 dinars; these are sold in Khorasan, Iraq and Egypt.
The ancient citadel of Arg-รฉ Bam has a history dating back around 2,000 years ago, to the Parthian Empire (248 BCโ224 AD), but most buildings were built during the Safavid dynasty. The city was largely abandoned due to an Afghan invasion in 1722. Subsequently, after the city had gradually been re-settled, it was abandoned a second time due to an attack by invaders from Shiraz. It was also used for a time as an army barracks. The modern city of Bam has gradually developed as an agricultural and industrial centre, and until the 2003 earthquake was experiencing rapid growth. In particular, the city is known for its dates and citrus fruit, irrigated by a substantial network of qanats. The city also benefited from tourism, with an increasing number of people visiting the ancient citadel in recent years. The earthquake destroyed and damaged much of the city and killed a large part of the population. Since then, Bam has been in recovery.
Immediately following the 2003 earthquake, the Iranian government began to plan a new city based on population control theories in order to eliminate problems that existed with the old city. The development of the plan took at least six months and resulted in significant complaints against the central government and local government by the Bam earthquake survivors. Nevertheless, government in Tehran continued its plans and currently the city is being rebuilt. The citadel is also being rebuilt with specialist care from the Ministry of Culture and from Japanese universities. The earthquake was an extreme tragedy and stunted the growth of Bam as a city, especially as about half of the city's residents were killed and most of the remainder hurt. Costs of the earthquake mounted to between $700 million and $1 billion U.S. dollars.
1Bam has a population of over 127,396 people. Bam also forms part of the wider Kerman Province which has a population of over 3,164,718 people.
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๐บ๐ธ Port Orange 29.128
๐จ๐ณ Zhangjiajie 29.13
๐จ๐ณ Tiantai Chengguanzhen 29.136
๐ต๐ฐ Ahmadpur East 29.15
๐บ๐ธ Daytona Beach 29.183
๐ฒ๐ฝ Hermosillo 29.075
๐ช๐ฌ Bani Suwayf 29.067
๐ท๐บ Novotroitsk 58.3
๐ฒ๐บ Centre de Flacq 57.718
๐ฒ๐บ Mahรฉbourg 57.7
๐ฒ๐บ Riviรจre du Rempart 57.633
Locations Near: Bam 58.35,29.1
๐ฎ๐ท Kerman 57.062,30.29 d: 181.6
๐ฎ๐ท Minab 57.067,27.133 d: 252.3
๐ฎ๐ท Zarand 56.55,30.8 d: 256.5
๐ฎ๐ท Zahedan 60.864,29.496 d: 247.8
๐ฎ๐ท Sฤซrjฤn 55.683,29.433 d: 261.3
๐ฎ๐ท Rafsanjฤn 55.983,30.4 d: 270.4
๐ฎ๐ท Bandar Abbas 56.266,27.188 d: 294.9
๐ฎ๐ท Qeshm 56.267,26.933 d: 316
๐ฎ๐ท Shahr-e Bฤbak 55.117,30.117 d: 332.4
Antipodal to: Bam -121.65,-29.1
๐ต๐ซ Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16899
๐ต๐ช Paita -81.1,-5.083 d: 14987
๐ต๐ช Sechura -80.817,-5.55 d: 14992.8
๐ต๐ช Talara -81.267,-4.567 d: 14967.1
๐ต๐ช Chiclayo -79.844,-6.764 d: 14984
๐ต๐ช Piura -80.633,-5.2 d: 14953.3
๐ต๐ช Chimbote -78.583,-9.067 d: 15010.4
๐ต๐ช Trujillo -79.034,-8.103 d: 14993.6