Bastam Citadel

Summary

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.

Bastam Citadel in Chaypareh County

Sources edit

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

External links edit

  • https://web.archive.org/web/20080115111215/http://www.vaa.fak12.uni-muenchen.de/Iran/Bastam/Bastam.htm

38°53′N 44°57′E / 38.883°N 44.950°E / 38.883; 44.950