Bampur River Explained

Bampur River is located in southern Iran that flows into the Baluchistan region. The Bampur River starts in the Karvandar Mountains and flows 120 km past Damin, Bampur and Iranshahr before dissipating in the desert sands.

History

The Bampur River Valley has been inhabited since the 3rd millennium BC when Bronze Age villages formed.[1] The first Europeans to reach the Bampur River were Captain Grant and Sir Henry Pottinger in 1809. Sir Aurel Stein visited the area in 1932.

Notes and References

  1. 10.5334/aa.06106 . free . The Bampur Valley: A New Chronological Development . 2006 . Mortazavi . Mehdi . Ancient Asia . 1 . 53 .