Bam, Esfarayen
Bam (, also Romanized as Bām) is a village in Bam Rural District of Bam and Safiabad District, Esfarayen County, North Khorasan province, Iran. At the 2006 National Census, its population was 1,474 in 481 households. The following census in 2011 counted 1,582 people in 507 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 1,368 people in 492 households; it was the largest village in its rural district. In 2022, A routine road construction project has led to the accidental discovery of an extensive network of underground corridors in Bam village. Archaeologists have linked the discovery to the nearby fortress of Shahr-e Belqeys (City of Belqeys). Shahr-e Belqeys was prosperous during a period from the late Sassanid era to early Islamic times. The total length of those corridors is 18 km, and there is a bathroom and a mill on the way, which has not been opened yet. References 

Esfarayen County

Populated places in North Khorasan Province

Populated places in Esfarayen County