Damghan County ( fa, شهرستان دامغان) is located in Semnan province,

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. The capital of the county is

Damghan Damghan ( fa, دامغان, translit=Dāmghān) is the capital of Damghan County, Semnan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 57,331, in 15,849 families. It is situated east of Tehran on the high-road to Mashad, at an elevat ...

. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 81,993, in 23,020 households. Retrieved 7 November 2022 At the 2016 census, the county's population was 94,190, in 30,296 households.

Administrative divisions

City and towns

The Ali Spring ( Cheshmeh-ye Ali) is located there, not be confused with the Cheshmeh-ye Ali in Rey, south Tehran. Amirabad District forms the major part of the county. The three cities are

, Dibaj and Amiriyeh. Other important villages in the county are: Mehmandust, Naimabad, Tazareh, Tuyeh & Darvar, Qusheh, Hasanabad, and Rashm.

History

The area suffered damage in the

856 Damghan earthquake The 856 Damghan earthquake or the 856 Qumis earthquake occurred on 22 December 856 (242 AH). The earthquake had an estimated magnitude of 7.9, and a maximum intensity of X (''Extreme'') on the Mercalli intensity scale. The meizoseismal area (a ...

Tourist attractions

Damghan city itself has many ancient and historical places. However outside the city also there are some attractions like: * Toghrol Tower in Mehmandust * Ali Spring (Cheshmeh Ali) and its fort * Dibaj, Sarcheshmeh and

Imamzadeh An imamzadeh () is a Persian term with two related meanings: a type of holy person in Shia Islam, and the shrine-tomb of such a person. Firstly, it means an immediate descendant of a Shi'i Imam. The term is also used in Urdu and Azeri. Imamzad ...

* Abbasi Carvansaray * Gerd Kuh * Mansurkuh and Mehrnegar * Cheshmeh & Tom of Baba Ali in north of Naim Abad *

Dam A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use ...

on Damghan River *

Dasht-e Kavir Dasht-e Kavir ( fa, دشت كوير, lit=Low Plains in classical Persian, from ''khwar'' (low), and ''dasht'' (plain, flatland)), also known as Kavir-e Namak () and the Great Salt Desert, is a large desert lying in the middle of the Iranian Plat ...

Transportation

Main Tehran-Mashhad

railway Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

is 5 km south of Damghan. Damghan is alongside of Tehran-Mashhad

Highway A highway is any public or private road or other public way on land. It is used for major roads, but also includes other public roads and public tracks. In some areas of the United States, it is used as an equivalent term to controlled-acces ...

. From south there is main road to Isfahan and

Yazd Yazd ( fa, یزد ), formerly also known as Yezd, is the capital of Yazd Province, Iran. The city is located southeast of Isfahan. At the 2016 census, the population was 1,138,533. Since 2017, the historical city of Yazd is recognized as a Wor ...

, and northward from Ali Spring (Cheshmeh Ali) & Tuyeh Darvar to

Sari A sari (sometimes also saree or shari)The name of the garment in various regional languages include: * as, শাৰী, xārī, translit-std=ISO * bn, শাড়ি, śāṛi, translit-std=ISO * gu, સાડી, sāḍī, translit-std ...

and through Dibaj to Behshahr &

Gorgan Gorgan ( fa, گرگان ; also romanized as ''Gorgān'', ''Gurgān'', and ''Gurgan''), formerly Esterabad ( ; also romanized as ''Astarābād'', ''Asterabad'', and ''Esterābād''), is the capital city of Golestan Province, Iran. It lies appro ...

References

External links

Damghan News Agency
Counties of Semnan Province {{Semnan-geo-stub