Band-e Amir (dam)

Band-e Amir ("Dam of the Amir") or Band-e Azodi, is a dam 20 km northeast of the city of Shiraz in Iran, built by the Buyid ruler Adud al-Dawla (r. 949–983) in 975. It remains in use to this day.^[1]^[2]

References[edit]

^ Bürgel & Mottahedeh 1988, pp. 265–269.
^ Lerner 1988, pp. 680–681.

Sources[edit]

Bürgel, Ch.; Mottahedeh, R. (1988). "ʿAżod-al-dawla, Abū Šojāʿ Fannā Ḵosrow". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica, Volume III/3: Azerbaijan IV–Bačča(-ye) Saqqā. London and New York: Routledge & Kegan Paul. pp. 265–269. ISBN 978-0-71009-115-4.
Lerner, J. (1988). "Band-e Amīr". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica, Volume III/7: Banān–Bardesanes. London and New York: Routledge & Kegan Paul. pp. 680–681. ISBN 978-0-71009-119-2.

[FOOTNOTEBürgelMottahedeh1988265–269-1] Bürgel & Mottahedeh 1988, pp. 265–269.

[FOOTNOTELerner1988680–681-2] Lerner 1988, pp. 680–681.

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