Bam Citadel

Kerman · IRAN DIGITAL WALL

Bam Citadel
Image source · Wikimedia CommonsDiego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0Photograph cropped

The Citadel of Bam is Iran’s foremost example of a fortified historic town built in earthen architecture. Walls, towers, lanes, houses and the governor’s quarter rose above an oasis sustained by qanats; the citadel and its wider cultural landscape are inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List.

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