BAMPUR, a town and an ancient capital of Persian Baluchi stan, in 27° N., 6o° 24' E., situated at an elevation of about It stands on the Bampur river which, flowing from east to west, empties itself into a depression called the Jaz Murian, and consists of a camp of some 200 mud houses and huts rather than a town. The river valley is covered with gardens and date groves belonging to Baluchis which present a striking contrast to the barren plain of Bampur. The place is a point of some strategic importance as many roads from the coast and the in terior converge here. The climate is unhealthy. The old citadel having fallen into ruins, Bampur has become less important since the construction of the fort at Fahruj or Pahura, some 16m. to the east, in 1892. The district is the richest in Persian Baluchi stan, and were the water-supply to be adequately used could support a population ten times as great.
See also BALUCHISTAN (Persian).