Instance of Building Typology
{general populace districts, عامه نشین, 一般居住地区, quartiers de public, Viertel des Publikums}
Building Name-Multilingual Equivalents--Terminology
general populace districts
عامه نشین
一般居住地区
quartiers de public
Viertel des Publikums
Building Type-Explanation
District, which consisted of several quarters for inhabitants of the Citadel and public buildings. It is located south of the Governor’s district and surrounded by the city wall
Historical Summary--Core Data Index Metadata
The oldest remain of this district is probably the main iwan of Jame Mosque from the Saffarid dynasty (861- 1003 AD), (Pop, Nourbakhsh, 2535 [1353 Hijri Shamsi (solar)]).
Some large adobewalls of houses also remain in this district from the same period as the iwan of Jame Mosque. During these periods and before the destruction of the city, the current citadel was the residence of the aristocrats or rich families forming part of the larger city of Bam.
After the invasion of Ghoz into Kerman, the region was mostly destroyed, especially the qanat systems (Aasefi Heravi, 1343).
[The inhabitants who remained after the destruction of the larger city came inside the walls of the present day Citadel and the larger citadel shrank to its current size. They replaced the large and luxurious buildings and rich districts with small and ordinary houses]. This event might have happened in 1409 AD by the order of the Teimorid governor of the city (Tayyari, 1383).
[remains of different buildings show continuous habitation in this district from the Teimorid (1370-1507 AD) to Qajar(1794-1925 AD) periods]
Input Dataset
3D cartographic map
General plan surveyed before earthquake
Location-Cartographic Reference--Core Data Index Metadata
UTM Co-ordinates, from 3D cartographic map (IFCA project) approximately central point
Location-Geographic Co-ordinates
Latitude and longitude, from Google Earth
Material and Technique--Core Data Index Metadata
adobe{chalk trim, mud and straw, mud and sieved straw, chalk decoration}
Physical Condition --Core Data Index Metadata
{partly restored (before earthquake), demolished (after earthquake), partly ruined (before restoration)}
Satellite Image
general populace districts.jpg