Damghan County
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Damghan County (Template:Langx) is in Semnan Province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Damghan.[1]
History
The area suffered damage in the 856 Damghan earthquake.
After the 2011 National Census, the village of Kalateh was elevated to city status as Kalateh Rudbar.[2]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 81,993 in 23,020 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 86,908 people in 25,554 households.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 94,190 in 30,296 households.[5]
Administrative divisions
Damghan County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
| Administrative Divisions | 2006[3] | 2011[4] | 2016[5] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central District | 72,967 | 76,495 | 81,894 |
| Damankuh RD | 4,278 | 4,045 | 4,590 |
| Howmeh RD | 4,318 | 3,854 | 5,162 |
| Rudbar RD | 4,536 | 6,052 | 2,778 |
| Damghan (city) | 57,331 | 58,770 | 59,106 |
| Dibaj (city) | 2,504 | 3,774 | 5,647 |
| Kalateh Rudbar (city)Template:Efn | 4,611 | ||
| Amirabad District | 9,026 | 10,413 | 12,296 |
| Qohab-e Rastaq RD | 4,363 | 4,662 | 5,235 |
| Qohab-e Sarsar RD | 1,559 | 1,429 | 1,863 |
| Tuyehdarvar RD | 1,563 | 1,920 | 1,637 |
| Amiriyeh (city)Template:Efn | 1,541 | 2,402 | 3,561 |
| Total | 81,993 | 86,908 | 94,190 |
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Geography
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, and Darvar, Qusheh, Hasanabad, and Rashm.
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.
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
See also
- Amiriyeh
- Battle of Damghan (1447)
- Battle of Damghan (1729)
- Damghan
- Dibaj
- Hecatompylos (Shahr-e Qumis)
- Semnan Province
See also
Notes
References
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