| LC control no. | sh2018000491 |
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| Geographic heading | Arg-i Bam (Bam, Iran) |
| Variant(s) | Arg-e Bam (Bam, Iran) Arg-e Qadīm-e Bam (Bam, Iran) Arg-i Qadīm-i Bam (Bam, Iran) Bam Citadel (Bam, Iran) Citadel of Bam (Bam, Iran) Qalʻeh-ye Arg (Bam, Iran) |
| See also | Fortification--Iran Iran--Antiquities |
| Special note | This heading is not valid for use as a geographic subdivision. |
| Found in | Work cat.: Arg-i Bam, 1990 (documentary film about the citadel of Bam) Encyclopaedia Iranica, 1982 (in entry for Bam: Citadel of Bam; Arg-e Bam; ruins of a once large settlement built on a hill) Encyclopedia of Islam, 1960 (in entry for Bam: since the 4th/10th century Bam has been noted for its citadel; this citadel has often served as a bastion against invaders from the east) Wikipedia, Mar. 7, 2018 (Arg e Bam; The Arg-e Bam (Persian: ارگ بم = Arg-i Bam) is the largest adobe building in the world, located in Bam, a city in Kerman Province of southeastern Iran; the entire building was a large fortress containing the citadel, but because of the impressive look of the citadel, which forms the highest point, the entire fortress is named the Bam Citadel; On December 26, 2003, the Citadel was almost completely destroyed by an earthquake, along with much of the rest of Bam and its environs. A few days after the earthquake, the President of Iran, Mohammad Khatami, announced that the Citadel would be rebuilt; 29°07ʹ01ʺN 58°22ʹ07ʺE) GEOnet names server, Mar. 7, 2018 (Arg-e Qadīm-e Bam; ارگ قديم بم = Arg-i Qadīm-i Bam; variants: Qalʻeh-ye Arg; Arg-e Bam; ارگ بم = Arg-i Bam; fort, Iran, first-order admin. div.: Kermān, 29°06ʹ57ʺN, 058°22ʹ04ʺE (29.1157°, 58.3679°)) Bam and Arg-e-Bam, Iran, via Auroville Earth Institute website, Mar. 7, 2018 (Arg-e-Bam, the Citadel of Bam is the most representative example of a fortified medieval town built in vernacular technique using mud layers (Chineh) combined with mud bricks (Khesht). On December 26, 2003, a major earthquake hit Bam, destroying most of the city as well as the archaeological site of Arg-e-Bam; citadel consists of four main sections: a residential zone, the stables, the army barracks and the governor's residence. Arg-e-Bam had 38 watchtowers, four entrance gates and the outer defense wall is surrounded by a moat) Britannica online, M ay 14, 2018: Bam, Iran (ancient citadel Arg-e Bam) |
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