#arg-e bam

Arg-e Bam (ارگ بم), Bam, Kerman province, southeastern Iran.

Bam Citadel was most likely the largest adobe structure in the world, made from non-baked mud brick. The area of ​the citadel is approximately 180,000 m², and is bounded by walls 6-7 meters high and 1815 meters long.

The whole complex can be traced back to at least the Achaemenid Empire (6th-4th centuries BC). The citadel rose to importance from the 7th-11th centuries AD, as a crossroads along the Silk Road and other important trade routes, and as a producer of silk and cotton garments.

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Arg-e Bam: An Ancient Citadel in Iran

Located in the city of Bam in southeastern Iran, Arg-e Bam is a massive fortress that dominates the skyline of the town of Bam in Kerman Province.

The citadel of Arg-e in Bam

The largest adobe building in the world, located in Bam, a city in Kerman Province of southeastern Iran. The origin of this enormous citadel on the Silk Road can be traced back to the Achaemenid Empire – sixth to fourth centuries BC and even beyond.

The citadel of Arg-e Bam is listed by UNESCO as part of the World Heritage Site “Bam and its Cultural Landscape”

The heyday of the citadel was from…

The Arg-e Bam is the largest adobe building in the world, located in Bam, a city in Kerman Province of southeastern Iran. It is listed by UNESCO as part of the World Heritage Site "Bam and its Cultural Landscape". The origin of this enormous citadel on the Silk Road can be traced back to the Achaemenid Empire (sixth to fourth centuries BC) and even beyond. The heyday of the citadel was from the seventh to eleventh centuries, being at the crossroads of important trade routes and known for the production of silk and cotton garments.