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Band-e Amir

Band-e Amir is a village in, and the capital of, Band-e Amir Rural District of the Central District of Zarqan County, province, .
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  • Type: Village with 1,340 residents
  • Description: village in Zarqan County, Iran
  • Also known as: “Band-e Amīr”, “Band-e Amir, Fars”, “Band-e Amir, Zarqan”, and “Bandāmir”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Band-e Amir Historical Dam.

Photo: Eugène Flandin, Public domain.
Band-e Amir or Band-e Azodi, is a dam 20 km northeast of the city of in , built by the Buyid ruler Adud al-Dawla in 975. It remains in use to this day.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kola Siah and Shūl.

Village
is a village in Band-e Amir Rural District, Zarqan District, , , . At the 2006 census, its population was 166, in 43 families. is situated 2½ km southeast of Band-e Amir.

Village
Shul is a village in Band-e Amir Rural District of the Central District of Zarqan County, province, . is situated 5 km southwest of Band-e Amir.

Hamlet
is a village in Band-e Amir Rural District, Zarqan District, , , . At the 2006 census, its population was 28, in 6 families. is situated 6 km south of Band-e Amir.

Band-e Amir

Latitude
29.77365° or 29° 46′ 25″ north
Longitude
52.84518° or 52° 50′ 43″ east
Population
1,340
Elevation
1,587 metres (5,207 feet)
Open location code
7HXJQRFW+F3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4459618398
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
141636
Wiki­data ID
Q5801938
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Persian—“Band-e Amir” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “Band-e Amir”
  • Dutch: “Band-e Amir”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بندامیر”
  • Malay: “Band-e Amir, Fars”
  • Malay: “Band-e Amir”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Band-e Amir”
  • Persian: “بند امیر”
  • Persian: “بندامیر (شیراز)”
  • Persian: “بندامیر”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Band-e Amir”. Photo: Annemarie Schwarzenbach, Public domain.