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Bampur

Bampur
بمپور
city
Bampur is located in Iran
Bampur
Bampur
Coordinates: 27°11′40″N 60°27′21″E / 27.19444°N 60.45583°E / 27.19444; 60.45583Coordinates: 27°11′40″N 60°27′21″E / 27.19444°N 60.45583°E / 27.19444; 60.45583
Country  Iran
Province Sistan and Baluchestan
County Bampur
Bakhsh Central
Population (2006)
 • Total 9,073
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
 • Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Bampur (Persian: بمپور‎‎, also Romanized as Bampūr and Bampoor) 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.

It is located 330 miles (530 km) south-east of Kerman at an elevation of 1,720 feet (520 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 which flows from east to west and empties itself about 70 miles (110 km) west into a hamun, or depression, 50 miles (80 km) in length, and called Jaz Murian.

The old citadel of Bampur, on a hill about 100 feet (30 m) high 3 miles (4.8 km) north of the river, fell into ruins. A new fort called Kalah Nasseri, was built at Pahrah, which is known as Iranshahr, 15 miles (24 km) further east, in the 1880s.

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.

The majority of the population are ethnic Baloch, who speak the Balochi language.

Bampur is an important site in relation to the ancient Helmand culture of western Afghanistan, and to the closely related Jiroft culture of eastern Iran.

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.


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