Damghan County
Persian: شهرستان دامغان
County
Location of Damghan County in Semnan province
Location of Damghan County in Semnan province
Location of Semnan province in Iran
Location of Semnan province in Iran
Coordinates: 35°23′06″N 54°24′11″E / 35.38500°N 54.40306°E / 35.38500; 54.40306[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceSemnan
CapitalDamghan
DistrictsCentral, Amirabad
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total94,190
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Damghan County (Persian: شهرستان دامغان) is in Semnan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Damghan.[3]

At the 2006 census, the county's population was 81,993 in 23,020 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 86,908 people in 25,554 households.[5] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 94,190 in 30,296 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Damghan County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows two districts, six rural districts, and four cities.[2]

Damghan County Population
Administrative Divisions2006[4]2011[5]2016[2]
Central District72,96776,49581,894
Damankuh RD4,2784,0454,590
Howmeh RD4,3183,8545,162
Rudbar RD4,5366,0522,778
Damghan (city)57,33158,77059,106
Dibaj (city)2,5043,7745,647
Kalateh Rudbar (city)4,611
Amirabad District9,02610,41312,296
Qohab-e Rastaq RD4,3634,6625,235
Qohab-e Sarsar RD1,5591,4291,863
Tuyehdarvar RD1,5631,9201,637
Amiriyeh (city)1,5412,4023,561
Total81,99386,90894,190
RD: Rural District

Cities and villages

The Ali Spring (Cheshmeh-ye Ali) is in Damghan County (not be confused with the Cheshmeh-ye Ali in Ray, southern Tehran). Amirabad District forms the major part of the county. The three cities are Damghan, 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.

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
  • Abbasi Carvansaray
  • Gerd Kuh
  • Mansurkuh and Mehrnegar
  • Cheshmeh & Tom of Baba Ali in north of Naim Abad
  • Dam on Damghan River
  • Dasht-e Kavir

Transportation

Main Tehran-Mashhad railway is 5 km south of Damghan. Damghan is alongside of Tehran-Mashhad Highway. From south there is main road to Isfahan and Yazd, and northward from Ali Spring (Cheshmeh Ali) & Tuyeh Darvar to Sari and through Dibaj to Behshahr & Gorgan.

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Damghan County.

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (24 April 2023). "Damghan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 20. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Habibi, Hassan (21 June 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Semnan province, centered in Semnan city". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Archived from the original on 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 20. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 20. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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