Bastam,_West_Azerbaijan

Bastam, West Azerbaijan

Bastam, West Azerbaijan

Village in West Azerbaijan province, Iran

For other places with a similar name, see Bastam.

Bastam (Persian: بسطام, also Romanized as Basţām)[3] is a village in, and the capital of, Qarah Zia od Din Rural District[4] of the Central District of Chaypareh County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.

Quick Facts Persian: بسطام, Country ...

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 681 in 155 households, when it was in the former Chaypareh District of Khoy County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 622 people in 162 households,[6] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Chaypareh County.[7] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 447 people in 131 households.[2]

Headed by Wolfram Kleiss, the German Archaeological Institute excavated a Urartean site dating to the 7th cent. BC at Bastam in 1972-1975[8] and 1977–1978.[9]

References

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    OpenStreetMap contributors (16 February 2024). "Bastam, Chaypareh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  2. [2]
    "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. [3]
    Bastam can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3055750" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. [4]
    Mousavi, Mirhossein (2 February 1366). "Creation and formation of 12 rural districts including villages, farms and places located in Khoy County of West Azerbaijan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 4 August 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  5. [5]
    "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
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    "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  7. [7]
    Davodi, Parviz (18 September 1386). "Approval letter regarding reforms of country divisions in West Azerbaijan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commmission. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  8. [8]
    Kleiss, W. Ausgrabungen in den urarträischen Anlagen 1972-1975. Bastam I. Berlin: 1979
  9. [9]
    Kleiss, W. Ausgrabungen in den urarträischen Anlangen 1977-1978. Bastam II. Berlin: 1988
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