Bam

This article covers the Iranian city, for the Russian railway line see: Baikal-Amur Mainline. Bam is a city in Kerman, Iran.The modern Iranian city of Bam surrounds the Bam citadel which has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Bam was devastated by an earthquake in December 2003 Bam in 2002 Get in By Plane Bam has an airport and there is a direct flight from Tehran to Bam. Get around The city stretches out a lot so you might want to use a savari to get to the arg. See The ancient citadel of Arg-é Bam probably has a history dating back around 2000 years, to the Parthian dynasty (248 BC-224 AD), but most buildings were built during the Safavid dynasty. The city was largely abandoned due to an Afghan invasion in 1722, which ended Safavid rule. Do The main attraction, the ancient citadel of Arg-é Bam, suffered badly in an earthquake in December 2003. Today little is still to be seen and access is extremely restricted; there is only one main access path still open to the public and the castle on top of the hill is out of bounds. Buy Eat You may want to taste some delicious dates called "mazafati" that are unique in Iran and most of these dates are exported to foreign countries. Drink Sleep Parsian Hotel, Janbazan Boulevard, near Payame Nour University. Arg Hotel, Arg-e-Jadid special economical zone. Get out This article is an outline and needs more content. It has a template, but there is not enough information present. Please plunge forward and help it grow!