Bastam, West Azerbaijan Explained

Bastam
Native Name:fa|بسطام
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Iran
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:West Azerbaijan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Chaypareh
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Central
Subdivision Type4:Rural District
Subdivision Name4:Qarah Zia ol Din
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:447
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Bastam (fa|بسطام) is a village in, and the capital of, Qarah Zia ol Din Rural District[2] of the Central District of Chaypareh County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.

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 of Khoy County.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 622 people in 162 households,[4] 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.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 447 people in 131 households.[6]

Archaeology

Headed by Wolfram Kleiss, the German Archaeological Institute excavated a Urartean site dating to the 7th cent. BC at Bastam in 1972-1975[7] and 1977–1978.[8]

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Bastam, Chaypareh County. . 25 September 2024. 25 September 2024. fa.
  2. Creation and formation of 12 rural districts including villages, farms and places located in Khoy County of West Azerbaijan province. fa. rc.majlis.ir. Islamic Parliament Research Center. https://web.archive.org/web/20140804112549/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/110107. Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Mousavi. Mirhossein. 4 August 2014. Approved 2 February 1366. 13 August 2014. Proposal 1.5.53 1392; Notification 110694/T384. 23 December 2023.
  3. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): West Azerbaijan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 25 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094953/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/04.xls. Excel. 20 September 2011.
  4. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): West Azerbaijan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. irandataportal.syr.edu. Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University. https://web.archive.org/web/20230120205939/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/West-Azerbaijan.xls. 20 January 2023. 19 December 2022. Excel.
  5. Approval letter regarding reforms of national divisions in West Azerbaijan province. fa. rc.majlis.ir. Islamic Parliament Research Center. https://web.archive.org/web/20140413002459/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/134945. Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Davodi. Parviz. 13 April 2014. Approved 18 September 1386. 24 January 1393. Proposal 138613/42/4/1; Notification 156165/T32690K. 21 November 2023.
  6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): West Azerbaijan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 19 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220830042935/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_04.xlsx. Excel. 30 August 2022.
  7. Kleiss, W. Ausgrabungen in den urarträischen Anlagen 1972-1975. Bastam I. Berlin: 1979
  8. Kleiss, W. Ausgrabungen in den urarträischen Anlangen 1977-1978. Bastam II. Berlin: 1988

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