Bastam

Compact Iranian town in Semnan province where a grand religious complex of turquoise-tiled minarets and arched iwans dominates a wide courtyard, with mountain ranges visible on the horizon and autumn trees lining the low-rise surroundings.

• Population8,609
• Nearest water from center1.7 km
• Nearest mountain from center2.8 km
• UNESCO within 50 km2