Damghan County
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.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 81,993 in 23,020 households. The following census in 2011 counted 86,908 people in 25,554 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 94,190 in 30,296 households.
Administrative divisions
Damghan County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
---|---|---|---|
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) | 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) | 1,541 | 2,402 | 3,561 |
Total | 81,993 | 86,908 | 94,190 |
RD = Rural District |
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
Media related to Damghan County at Wikimedia Commons
Notes
References
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (7 January 2025). "Damghan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Semnan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2024) [Approved 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.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Proposal 3233.1.5.53; Letter 93808-907; Notification 82836/T140K. Archived from the original on 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
- ^ Taqvi, Seyyed Amir (26 November 2007). "Kalateh village of Damghan County's Rudbar Rural District becomes a city". mehrnews.com (in Persian). Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023 – via Mehr News Agency.
- ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Semnan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Semnan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
- ^ Habibi, Hassan (16 September 2015) [Approved 28 February 1375]. Converting the village of Amirabad, the center of Amirabad District, under Damghan County in Semnan province, into the city of Amiriyeh. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 1.42.8315; Letter 93808/T907; Notification 2878/T15779K. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2025 – via Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran.
External links