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Bastam, West Azerbaijan

Coordinates: 38°53′05″N 44°57′17″E / 38.88472°N 44.95472°E / 38.88472; 44.95472
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Bastam
Persian: بسطام
Village
Bastam is located in Iran
Bastam
Bastam
Coordinates: 38°53′05″N 44°57′17″E / 38.88472°N 44.95472°E / 38.88472; 44.95472[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyChaypareh
DistrictCentral
Rural DistrictQarah Zia ol Din
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
447
Time zoneUTC 3:30 (IRST)

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

Demographics

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Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's 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. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 447 people in 131 households.[2]

Archaeology

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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]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Also romanized as Basţām[3]

References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (25 September 2024). "Bastam, Chaypareh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): West Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  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. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (13 August 2014) [Approved 2 February 1366]. Creation and formation of 12 rural districts including villages, farms and places located in Khoy County of West Azerbaijan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 1.5.53 1392; Notification 110694/T384. Archived from the original on 4 August 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
  5. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): West Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): West Azerbaijan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
  7. ^ Davodi, Parviz (24 January 1393) [Approved 18 September 1386]. Approval letter regarding reforms of national divisions in West Azerbaijan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 138613/42/4/1; Notification 156165/T32690K. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
  8. ^ Kleiss, W. Ausgrabungen in den urarträischen Anlagen 1972-1975. Bastam I. Berlin: 1979
  9. ^ Kleiss, W. Ausgrabungen in den urarträischen Anlangen 1977-1978. Bastam II. Berlin: 1988


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