In Iran, the fortress is widely famed as the “second-largest adobe citadel in the world” after the UNESCO-designated Arg-e Bam, also located in the same province. Named after ancient city of Rayen, ...
Bam is situated in a desert environment on the southern edge of the Iranian high plateau. The origins of Bam can be traced back to the Achaemenid period (6th to 4th centuries BC). Its heyday was from ...
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Why build a city from mud?
This ancient settlement is Arg-e Bam in Bam, Iran, a massive adobe fortress city. Mud bricks were widely used because they were practical for desert climates. The construction method helped keep homes ...
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