Bastam (Persian: بسطام, also romanized as Basṭām; also known as Busṭām and Bisṭām) is a city in and capital of the Bastam District of Shahrud County, Semnan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 7,382, in 1,997 families.
Bastam was founded in the 6th century in the Greater Khorasan. It is 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of Shahrud. The town is known for its Islamic monuments from the Ilkhanid period and its association with the mystic Bayazid Bastami. The Alborz are to the north of the town.
The 19th-century poet, Abbas Foroughi Bastami, lived in Bastam for a time and thence acquired its name as his own.
A tradition says that the town was founded by Vistahm, uncle of the Sasanian king Khosrau II.
Bastam is a city in Semnan Province, Iran.
Bastam (Persian: بسطام) may also refer to:
I remember when you said I was your best friend
Well I hope this knife will be your new friend
When your all alone thinking about me
I know this knife will be your closest friend
Well I hope you cry yourself to sleep tonite
Then maybe you might know what it's like
Well I hope you fall asleep tonite
And don't want to wake up again
I remember when I kept you warm at night
Well I hope this noose will keep you warm tonite
When your all alone thinking about me
Take this bottle of tylenol it's the remedy
I just want you to know what I go through