Band-e Amir (dam)

29°46′25″N 52°50′50″E / 29.77369°N 52.84736°E / 29.77369; 52.84736

Band-e Amir ("Dam of the Amir") or Band-e Azodi, is a dam 20 km northeast of the city of Shiraz in Iran, built by the Buyid ruler Adud al-Dawla (r. 949–983) in 975. It remains in use to this day.^[1]^[2]

References

^ Bürgel & Mottahedeh 1988, pp. 265–269.
^ Lerner 1988, pp. 680–681.

Sources

Bürgel, Ch.; Mottahedeh, R. (1988). "ʿAżod-al-dawla, Abū Šojāʿ Fannā Ḵosrow". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica. Vol. III/3: Azerbaijan IV–Bačča(-ye) Saqqā. London and New York: Routledge & Kegan Paul. pp. 265–269. ISBN 978-0-71009-115-4.265-269&rft.pub=Routledge & Kegan Paul&rft.date=1988&rft.isbn=978-0-71009-115-4&rft.aulast=Bürgel&rft.aufirst=Ch.&rft.au=Mottahedeh, R.&rft_id=https://iranicaonline.org/articles/azod-al-dawla-abu-soja&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Band-e Amir (dam)" class="Z3988">
Lerner, J. (1988). "Band-e Amīr". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica. Vol. III/7: Banān–Bardesanes. London and New York: Routledge & Kegan Paul. pp. 680–681. ISBN 978-0-71009-119-2.680-681&rft.pub=Routledge & Kegan Paul&rft.date=1988&rft.isbn=978-0-71009-119-2&rft.aulast=Lerner&rft.aufirst=J.&rft_id=https://iranicaonline.org/articles/band-e-amir-the-amirs-dike-or-band-e-azodi-a-dam-or-weir-constructed-across-the-kor-river-at-the-southeast-end-of-the-m&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Band-e Amir (dam)" class="Z3988">

[FOOTNOTEBürgelMottahedeh1988265–269-1] Bürgel & Mottahedeh 1988, pp. 265–269.

[FOOTNOTELerner1988680–681-2] Lerner 1988, pp. 680–681.

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