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{{Short description|City in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran}} |
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'''Bampur''' ({{lang-fa|بمپور}}, also [[Romanize]]d as '''Bampūr''' and '''Bampoor''')<ref>{{GEOnet3|-3055057}}</ref> is a city in and capital of [[Bampur County]], [[Sistan and Baluchestan Province]], [[Iran]]. At the 2006 census, its population was 9,073, in 1,664 families.<ref>{{IranCensus2006|11}}</ref> |
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==Location== |
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'''Bampur''' ({{lang-bal|بُنپور}} and {{lang-fa|بمپور}}){{efn|Also [[romanize]]d as '''Bampoor''' and '''Bampūr'''<ref>{{GEOnet3|-3055057}}</ref>}} is a city in the [[Central District (Bampur County)|Central District]] of [[Bampur County]], [[Sistan and Baluchestan province|Sistan and Baluchestan]] province, [[Iran]], serving as capital of both the county and the district.<ref name="Bampur">{{cite web |title = Letter of approval regarding reforms and divisional changes in Sistan and Baluchestan province |language = fa |website = Qavanin |url = https://www.qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/263257 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230407132918/https://www.qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/263257 |last=Jahangiri |first=Ishaq |archive-date = 7 April 2023 |publisher = Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers |date= 13 August 2017 |access-date = 7 April 2023}}</ref> |
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It is located {{convert|330|mi|km}} south-east of [[Kerman]] at an elevation of {{convert|1720|ft|m}} In 1911 its population was about 2,000 and it was the capital of the province. It is situated on the banks of the [[Bampur River|Bampur river]] which flows from east to west and empties itself about {{convert|70| mi|km}} west into a ''[[hamun]]'', or [[Depression (geology)|depression]], {{convert|50|mi|km}} in length, and called [[Jaz Murian]].<ref name="EB1911">{{EB1911|inline=1 |wstitle=Bampūr |volume=3}}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The old citadel of Bampur, on a hill about {{convert|100|ft|m}} high {{convert|3|mi|km}} north of the river, fell into ruins. A new fort called Kalah Nasseri, was built at Pahrah, which is known as [[Iranshahr (city)|Iranshahr]], {{convert|15|mi|km}} further east, in the 1880s.<ref name="EB1911"/> |
The old citadel of Bampur, on a hill about {{convert|100|ft|m}} high {{convert|3|mi|km}} north of the river, fell into ruins. A new fort called Kalah Nasseri, was built at Pahrah, which is known as [[Iranshahr (city)|Iranshahr]], {{convert|15|mi|km}} further east, in the 1880s.<ref name="EB1911"/> |
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Fahraj, which in 1911 had a population of about 2,500, has become more important than Bampur. Fahraj, which is also known as [[Pahura]] (or Paharu or Puhra), is by some identified as the Poura where [[Alexander the Great]] halted on his march from the [[Indus |
Fahraj, which in 1911 had a population of about 2,500, has become more important than Bampur. Fahraj, which is also known as [[Pahura]] (or Paharu or Puhra), is by some identified as the Poura where [[Alexander the Great]] halted on his march from the [[Indus]] region of [[Pakistan]].<ref>Others are more in favour of another Fahraj near Bam, or even of Bampūr itself as the halting place of Alexander the Great {{harv|Chisholm|1911}}.</ref> |
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The majority of the population are ethnic [[Baloch people|Baloch]], who speak the [[Balochi language|Balochi]] language. |
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In August 2017, Bampur District was separated from [[Iranshahr County]] in the establishment of Bampur County. Bampur was transferred to the new Central District as capital of the county.<ref name="Bampur"/> |
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==Demographics== |
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=== Language and ethnicity=== |
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The majority of the population are ethnic [[Baloch people|Baloch]] who speak the [[Balochi language|Balochi]] language.{{cn|date=July 2024}} |
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===Population=== |
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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 9,073 in 1,664 households, when it was in the former Bampur District of [[Iranshahr County]].<ref name="2006 census">{{cite web | title = Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) | page = 11 | language = fa | publisher = The Statistical Center of Iran | website = AMAR | url = http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/11.xls | access-date = 25 September 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110920083538/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/11.xls | format = Excel | archive-date = 20 September 2011}}</ref> The following census in 2011 counted 10,071 people in 2,426 households.<ref name="2011 census">{{cite web | title = Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) | page = 11 | language = fa | publisher = The Statistical Center of Iran | website = Syracuse University | url = https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Sistan-and-Baluchestan.xls | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221125114706/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Sistan-and-Baluchestan.xls | archive-date = 25 November 2022 | access-date = 19 December 2022 | format = Excel}}</ref> The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 12,217 people in 3,123 households.<ref name="2016 census">{{cite web | title = Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) | page = 11 | language = fa | publisher = The Statistical Center of Iran | website = AMAR | url = https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_11.xlsx | access-date = 19 December 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211223104011/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_11.xlsx | format = Excel | archive-date = 23 December 2021}}</ref> |
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==Geography== |
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It is located {{convert|330|mi|km}} south-east of [[Kerman]] at an elevation of {{convert|1720|ft|m}} In 1911 its population was about 2,000 and it was the capital of the province. It is situated on the banks of the [[Bampur River|Bampur river]] which flows from east to west and empties itself about {{convert|70| mi|km}} west into a ''[[hamun]]'', or [[Depression (geology)|depression]], {{convert|50|mi|km}} in length, and called [[Jaz Murian]].<ref name="EB1911">{{EB1911|inline=1|wstitle=Bampūr|volume=3|page=305}}</ref> |
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==Archaeology== |
==Archaeology== |
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Bampur is an important site in relation to the ancient [[Helmand Province#Helmand culture|Helmand culture]] of western Afghanistan, and to the closely related [[Jiroft culture]] of eastern Iran.<ref>Jarrige, J.-F., |
Bampur is an important site in relation to the ancient [[Helmand Province#Helmand culture|Helmand culture]] of western Afghanistan, and to the closely related [[Jiroft culture]] of eastern Iran.<ref>Jarrige, J.-F., Didier, A. & Quivron, G. (2011) [http://www.academia.edu/4602453 Shahr-i Sokhta and the Chronology of the Indo-Iranian Borderlands.] Paléorient 37 (2) : 7-34 academia.edu</ref> |
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The position of Bampur is near a river and major routes. Thus, prehistoric and later settlements were founded in the area. Sir [[Aurel Stein]] carried out reconnaissance here in 1932. In 1966, |
The position of Bampur is near a river and major routes. Thus, prehistoric and later settlements were founded in the area. Sir [[Aurel Stein]] carried out reconnaissance here in 1932. In 1966, Beatrice de Cardi excavated next, and she established that there were six successive occupational phases (Periods I-VI) at the site.<ref>B. de Cardi, [http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/bampur BAMPŪR] iranicaonline.org</ref> |
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There were links with major sites such as [[ |
There were links with major sites such as [[Shahr-i Sokhta]], and [[Mundigak]].<ref>M. Tosi, “Excavations at Shahr-i Sokhta, a Chalcolithic Settlement in the Iranian Sistan: Preliminary Report on the First Campaign, October-December 1967,” East and West, N.S. 18/1-2, 1968, pp. 9-66</ref> |
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New ceramics appeared at the end of Period IV, suggesting contact with Iran, [[Makran]], and [[Oman]]. Ceramics similar to Shahr-i Sokhta IV (ca. 2200-1800 b.c.) style were introduced in Periods V-VI.<ref>B. de Cardi, [http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/bampur BAMPŪR] iranicaonline.org</ref> |
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New ceramics appeared at the end of Period IV, suggesting contact with Iran, [[Makran]], and [[Oman]]. Ceramics similar to Shahr-i Sokhta IV (ca. 2200-1800 b.c.) style were introduced in Periods V-VI.<ref name="BAMPŪR"/> |
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There are also links with [[Umm an-Nar]] culture of Oman, dating possibly to the last quarter of the 3rd millennium. |
There are also links with [[Umm an-Nar]] culture of Oman, dating possibly to the last quarter of the 3rd millennium. |
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[[Tepe Yahya]] in [[Kerman Province]], Iran, is another important site that may be related. |
[[Tepe Yahya]] in [[Kerman Province]], Iran, is another important site that may be related. |
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==References== |
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{{Sistan and Baluchestan Province|state=collapsed}} |
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[[Category:Populated places in Bampur County]] |
[[Category:Populated places in Bampur County]] |
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[[Category:Cities in Iran]] |
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[[Category:Jiroft culture]] |
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