Bampur

Bampur ( and ) is a city in the Central District of Bampur County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Bampur
Settlement.native_name_lang: fa
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.pushpin_map: Iran
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Iran
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Sistan and Baluchestan
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Bampur
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Central
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.population_as_of: 2016
Settlement.population_total: 12217
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.timezone: IRST
Settlement.utc_offset: +3:30

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Wikidata facts

Population: 12217
Elevation: 518
Image: ISS047-E-105068 - View of Earth.jpg

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Commons category: Bampur
male population: 5979
female population: 6238

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Geography
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is a city in the Central District of Bampur County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.

==History== The old citadel of Bampur, on a hill about high north of the river, fell into ruins. A new fort called Kalah Nasseri, was built at Pahrah, which is known as Iranshahr, further east, in the 1880s.