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Damghan (Persian: دامغان) [a] is a city in the Central District of Damghan County, Semnan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. [4] It is 342 km (213 mi) east of Tehran on the high-road to Mashad, at an elevation of 1,250 m (4,101 ft). Damghan is one of the oldest cities on the Iranian plateau, stretching ...
In 856 ce, Dāmghān was the epicentre of a powerful earthquake that destroyed the fortified walls of the city and caused extensive damage to a 200-mile (320-km) radius. Possibly the oldest mosque in Iran, the Tārīk Khāneh (c. 9th century), and several tomb towers of the Seljuq period still stand in the town.
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Damghan consists of 2 parts naming “Amirabad”,”Markazi”, four cities and rural districts. According to this area climatic situation, this city enjoys a good agriculture. In addition to crops and vegetables, pistachio is the most important agricultural products of this area that is the most desirable Iranian and universal pistachio.
Damghan County can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "9206415" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database". Damghan County ( Persian : شهرستان دامغان ) is in Semnan province, Iran .
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 (area of maximum damage) extended for about 350 kilometres (220 mi) along the southern edge of the eastern ...
Damghan is a city located in the northeastern part of Iran, in Semnan province. It is one of the oldest and most ancient Parthian cities in Iran, serving as the first capital of the Arsacid (Ashkanian) dynasty during the Parthian Empire. Its ancient names have been recorded as “Deh-Maghan,” “Saddarvazeh,” and “Hekatompul.”
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Dec 15, 1993 · DĀMḠĀN, Persian town located on a plain south of the Alborz range, 342 km east of Tehran (54° 20’, 36° 10’ N, 1115-30 m above sea level).It was for a long time the capital city of the small province of Kūmeš (Ar. Qūmes, Gk. Kōmisēnḗ; Lat. Comisene; see, e.g., Strabo 11.9.1), now Ostān-e Semnān (for the geomorphological and ecological setting of the Dāmḡān plain, see O. G ...
