Bastam

Bastam () is a city in, and the capital of, Bastam District in Shahrud County, Semnan province, Iran.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Bastam
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_skyline: Tomb Shahrood.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Bayazid Shrine Complex
Settlement.pushpin_map: Iran
Settlement.pushpin_relief: yes
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Iran
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Semnan
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Shahrud

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Bastam () is a city in, and the capital of, Bastam District in Shahrud County, Semnan province, Iran.

==History== Bastam was founded in the 6th century in the Greater Khorasan. It is north of Shahrud. The town is known for its Islamic monuments from the Ilkhanid period and its association with the mystic Bayazid Bastami. The Alborz are to the north of the town.