Bastam Citadel
# Bastam Citadel

Bastam (Persian: بسطام) is the site of an ancient Urartian citadel from ca. the 7th century BC, located near the village of Bastam in modern northwestern Iran.

## Sources

* Kleiss, Wolfram (1989). "BESṬĀM (2)". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. IV, Fasc. 2. pp. 175–177.
* Kleiss, Wolfram (2008). "URARTU IN IRAN". Encyclopaedia Iranica.
