Bam and its Cultural Landscape
Also known as Arg-e Bam, Arg-é Bam, Bam, Bam Citadel, Bam, Iran, Citadelle de Bam
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iii), (iv), (v).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Iran
Inscribed
2004
Outlook
In danger
In preparation
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Bam and its Cultural Landscape is in Bam. The nearest other World Heritage site is Lut Desert, about 150 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Bam · about 99,000 peopleat the site
- Kerman · about 578,000 peopleabout 180 km north-west
- Zahedan · about 599,000 peopleabout 240 km east
- Sirjan · about 175,000 peopleabout 260 km west
- Bandar-e-Abbas · about 461,000 peopleabout 290 km south-west
- Zabol · about 234,000 peopleabout 370 km north-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
IranNatural154 km away
IranCultural331 km away
United Arab EmiratesNatural454 km away
IranCultural492 km away
United Arab EmiratesCultural509 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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