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Baṣtām (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 36 29 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 36.4833 decimal degrees |
Long: 055 04 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 55.0667 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located in a well-watered area; was a noted Sasanian town; was home to poet & mystic Abū Yazīd al-Biṣtāmī. |
Names: |
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Baṣtām (preferred,C,V)
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Bastam (C,V)
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Basṭām (C,V)
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Bustam (C,V)
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Bistam (C,V)
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Bostum (C,V)
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Basţām (C,U,O,Persian-Farsi (transliterated)-P)
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Bustām (C,U,Persian-Farsi)
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بسطام (C,U,Persian-Farsi-P)
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Bist (H,V)
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Hierarchical Position: |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Īrān (nation) (P) |
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Baṣtām (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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was an important ancient site |
town (C) |
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