Lessons Learned and the Way in Front
Heading to the 10th anniversary of Bam devastating earthquake (Dec. 26, 2003), the International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (IIEES) has organized a multilateral symposium in different scientific, cultural, economic and risk management areas, based on the evaluation of this occurrence’s achieved lessons. The main agenda of this event will be in line with establishing and conducting the 12-year strategies for seismic risk mitigation in region (2013-2025).
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The Arg-é Bam (Bam Citadel) was the largest adobe building in the world, located in Bam, a city in Kermān Province of southeastern Iran. It is listed by UNESCO as part of the World Heritage Site “Bam and its Cultural Landscape”. The origin of this enormous citadel on the Silk Road can be traced back to the Achaemenid period (6th to 4th centuries B.C.) and even beyond.
On December 26, 2003, the Citadel was almost completely destroyed by an earthquake, along with much of the rest of Bam and its environs.
