Bastam Citadel

Not to be confused with the Ilkhanid-period town in Khorasan, Bistam

Bastam (Persian: بسطام‎‎) is the site of an ancient Urartian citadel from ca. the 7th century BC, located in modern northwestern Iran. On August 9, 2007, it was proposed to be a UNESCO World Heritage Site.^[1]

References

↑ Bastam and Kharghan - UNESCO World Heritage Centre

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bastam Citadel.

http://www.vaa.fak12.uni-muenchen.de/Iran/Bastam/Bastam.htm

West Azerbaijan Province

List of cities, towns and villages in West Azerbaijan Province

Capital	Urmia

Counties and cities	Bukan County Bukan Simmineh Chaldoran County Siah Cheshmeh Avajiq Chaypareh County Qarah Zia od Din Khoy County Khoy Firuraq Ivughli Mahabad County Mahabad Maku County Maku Bazargan Miandoab County Miandoab Baruq Chahar Borj Naqadeh County Naqadeh Mohammadyar Oshnavieh County Oshnavieh Nalus Piranshahr County Piranshahr Gerd Kashaneh Poldasht County Poldasht Salmas County Salmas Tazeh Shahr Sardasht County Sardasht Mirabad Rabat Shahin Dezh County Shahin Dezh Keshavarz Mahmudabad Showt County Showt Takab County Takab Urmia County Urmia Nushin Qushchi Serow Silvaneh

Tourism	Ghoutour Bridge Teppe Hasanlu Takht-e Soleymān Lake Urmia Bastam Citadel Zarriné-Rūd St. Thaddeus Monastery Jameh Mosque of Urmia Baghchejogh museum and palace Segonbad

Places	List of cities, towns and villages in West Azerbaijan Province

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

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