Bastam Citadel

Bastam (Persian: بسطام‎) is the site of an ancient Urartian citadel from ca. the 7th century BC, located in modern northwestern Iran.

Not to be confused with the Ilkhanid-period town in Khorasan, Bistam
Bastam Citadel in Chaypareh County

Sources
  • Kleiss, Wolfram (1989). "BESṬĀM (2)". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. IV, Fasc. 2. pp. 175–177.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Kleiss, Wolfram (2008). "URARTU IN IRAN". Encyclopaedia Iranica.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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