Bam

Bam is a city in Kerman, Iran. This modern Iranian city surrounds the Arg-é Bam citadel which has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Bam was devastated during an earthquake in December 2003 and is still being rebuilt. Over 26,000 people were killed and thousands more injured during this quake, the worst to occur in Iranian history.

Get in
Many buses stop in Bam. Ask around at the terminal. There are shared taxis available from Kerman that seem to leave more frequently. The once-daily train running between the capital Tehran and Zahedan, at the border with Pakistan, stops in Bam.



Get around
The city stretches out a lot so you might want to use a savari or a taxi to get to the Arg.

See
See Persian Empire for background.