Bastam () is a village in, and the capital of,
Qarah Zia ol Din Rural District of the
Central District of
Chaypareh County,
West Azerbaijan
West Azerbaijan province () is one of the 31 provinces of Iran, provinces of Iran, whose capital and largest city is Urmia.
It is in the Azerbaijan (Iran), northwest of the country, bordered by Turkey (Ağrı Province, Ağrı, Hakkâri Pr ...
province,
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
.
Demographics
Population
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
Chaypareh District () is a former administrative division of Khoy County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to t ...
of
Khoy County
Khoy County () is in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Khoy.
History
Khoy was named in ancient times for the salt mines that made it an important spur of the Silk Route. 3000 years ago, a city had existed on the are ...
.
The following census in 2011 counted 622 people in 162 households,
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.
The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 447 people in 131 households.
Archaeology
Headed by
Wolfram Kleiss
Wolfram Kleiss (1930–2020) was a German archaeologist who spent many years of his life in Iran researching and excavating archaeology.
Biography
He was director of the German Archaeological Institute in Tehran. He retired in 1995, and died in ...
, the German Archaeological Institute excavated
a Urartean site dating to the 7th cent. BC at Bastam in 1972-1975 and 1977–1978.
[Kleiss, W. Ausgrabungen in den urarträischen Anlangen 1977-1978. Bastam II. Berlin: 1988]
See also
Notes
References
Populated places in Chaypareh County
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