Bastam Citadel

Coordinates: 38°53′N 44°57′E / 38.883°N 44.950°E / 38.883; 44.950
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Bastam Citadel in Chaypareh County

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.

Sources[edit]

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