Bam (Persian: بم) could be a town in and also the capital of Bam County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was seventy three,823, in 19,572 families.
The modern Iranian town of Bam surrounds the Bam fastness. Before the 2003 earthquake the official population count of the town was roughly forty three,000. There ar numerous opinions regarding the date and reasons for the muse of the fastness. Some folks believe[who] that Bam town was based throughout the Parthian Empire. Economically and commercially, Bam occupied a really necessary place within the region and was known for its textiles and garments. Ibn Hawqal (943–977), the Arab traveler and expert, wrote of Bam in his book Surat-ul-`ard (The Earth-figure):
The ancient fastness of Arg-e Bam encompasses a history qualitative analysis back around two,000 years agone, to the Parthian Empire (248 BC–224 AD), however most buildings were designed throughout the Safavid kinfolk. The town was mostly abandoned because of AN Afghan invasion in 1722. Afterward, when the town had bit by bit been re-settled, it had been abandoned a second time because of AN attack by invaders from Shiraz. It had been additionally used for a time as a military barracks.
The modern town of Bam was established later than the recent fastness. It’s bit by bit developed as AN agricultural and industrial centre, and till the 2003 earthquake was experiencing rising. Particularly, the town is thought for its dates and citrus, irrigated by a considerable network of qanats. The town additionally benefited from business, with AN increasing range of individuals visiting the traditional fastness in recent years.
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