Bastam () is a city in, and the capital of,
Bastam District
Bastam District () is in Shahrud County, Semnan province, Iran
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of
Shahrud County
Shahrud County () is in Semnan Province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Shahrud.
History
After the 2011 National Census, the village of Ruyan was elevated to city status as Rudiyan, and was renamed Ruyan again in 2021. After the 2016 ...
,
Semnan province,
Iran
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.
History
Bastam was founded in the 6th century in the
Greater Khorasan
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. It is north of
Shahrud. The town is known for its Islamic monuments from the
Ilkhanid
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period and its association with the mystic
Bayazid Bastami
Bayazīd Ṭayfūr bin ʿĪsā bin Surūshān al-Bisṭāmī (al-Basṭāmī) (d. 261/874–5 or 234/848–9), commonly known in the Iranian world as Bāyazīd Basṭāmī (), was a Sufi from north-central Iran.Walbridge, John. "Suhrawardi a ...
. The
Alborz
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are to the north of the town.
The 19th-century poet,
Abbas Foroughi Bastami, lived in Bastam for a time and thence acquired its name as his own. The early
Bábí leader and martyr
Mullá ʻAlíy-i-Bastámí was also raised in Bastam, and was a significant figure in the
Shaykhi movement and later became the first person known to have died for their allegiance to Bábism.
A tradition says that the town was founded by
Vistahm
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, uncle of the
Sasanian
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king
Khosrau II
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.
The historical town of Bastam embraces the holy shrine of Mohammad Ibn Jafar Sadegh (AS), Bayazid Bastami tomb, Bayazid Monastery, Bayazid Mosque, Eljaito Iwan, Ghazan Dome, Jame Mosque,
Kashaneh Tower, and Shahrokhieh School, which were built in different eras from
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* Seljuk Empire (1051–1153), a medieval empire in the Middle East and central Asia
* Seljuk dynasty (c. 950–1307), the ruling dynasty of the Seljuk Empire and subsequent polities
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era (1037–1194) to Qajar period (1789–1925).
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 7,382 in 1,997 households.
The following census in 2011 counted 8,609 people in 2,713 households.
The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 8,609 people in 2,713 households.
See also
*
Great Khorasan Road
Notes
References
External links
*Bayazid Shrine Complex at
ArchNet*Friday Mosque at ArchNet
*Tomb Tower at ArchNet
Populated places in Shahrud County
Cities in Semnan province
Populated places established in the 6th century
Qumis (region)
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