Damghan County

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Damghan County (Persian: شهرستان دامغان) is a county (shahrestan) in Semnan Province, Iran. The capital of the county is Damghan.

1 City and Towns
2 Tourist Attractions
3 Transport
4 See also
5 References

[edit] City and Towns

Damghan County consists of two districts (bakhshes): Main/Central and Seyd Abbad. The main district consists of Damghan city and Dibaj. The Ali Spring (Cheshme Ali) is located there, not be confused with the Cheshme Ali in Rey, south Tehran. The Seyd Abbad district forms the major part of the county. The main town is Amiriyyeh located southwest of Damghan. Other important villages are: Mehmandust, Naim Abad, Tazareh, Kalateh, Tuyeh & Darvar, Qosheh, Hassan Abad, Rashm.

[edit] 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

[edit] Transport

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.