| Bastam بسطام |
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| Bayazid Shrine Complex | |
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Bastam
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| Country | Iran |
| Province | Semnan |
| County | Shahrud |
| Bakhsh | Bastam |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 7,382 |
| Time zone | IRST (UTC+3:30) |
| • Summer (DST) | IRDT (UTC+4:30) |
Bastam (Persian: بسطام, also Romanized as Basţām, Bustām, and Bisṭām)[1] is a city in and capital of the Bastam District of Shahrud County, Semnan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 7,382, in 1,997 families.[2]
Bastam was founded in the 6th century in the Greater Khorasan. It is 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of Shahrud. The town is known for its Islamic monuments from the Ilkhanid period and its association with the mystic Bayazid Bastami. The Elburz mountains are to the north of the town.
A tradition says that the town was founded by a certain Bistam, uncle of the Sassanid king Khosrau II.[3]
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