Dāmghān
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| Province : | Semnan | ||
| Coordinates : | 36 ° 10 ′ N , 54 ° 21 ′ E | ||
| Height : | 1085 m | ||
| Surface: | 21 km² | ||
| Residents : | 62,807 (2012) | ||
| Time zone : | UTC +3: 30 | ||
Damghan ( Persian دامغان, DMG Dāmghān ) is a place in the Semnan Province in Iran . It is located on the edge of the Kavir Desert on the route between Tehran and Mashhad on the Silk Road . Probably the name can be traced back to Deh-e Mogān , which translated means village of the lean .
history
Dāmghān is one of the oldest urban metropolises in the Iranian highlands . Some historians attribute the construction of the city to the mythological king Hushang , the grandson of Kiumarz and founder of the Pīschdādiyān dynasty. Until the 1st century AD, it was probably the capital of the province of Qumis , although its exact location is still disputed today. Due to its extensive history, the place has already attracted many archaeologists , including Ernst Herzfeld . Many finds from the area around the city can be seen in the British Museum and in the French Louvre .
traffic
The city lies on the Garmsar – Mashhad railway line , the direct rail link between Tehran and Mashhad .
trade
Dāmghān is best known for its pistachios and thin-shelled almonds ( Kāghazi ).
Attractions
- Tepe Hissar , four kilometers southeast of the city center, excavations from the times of the Medes , Parthians and Sassanids
- Tārichāne , south of the city, one of the oldest mosques in the country from the 8th century
- Sassanid ramparts north and south of the city
- Various buildings from the Seljuk era , including Peer-e Alamdar , Mansurkuh , Imamzadeh Jafar tower with brick decorations
- Tschehel Dochtaran, a very well-preserved family grave from the 11th century
- Tscheschmeh Ali, source 30 kilometers north of the city
- Various buildings such as tombs, bazaars , old schools and baths
university
Tārichāne mosque
sons and daughters of the town
- Fath Ali Shah (around 1771–1834), king of the Qajar dynasty
- Manutschehri (late 10th century – 1040), poet
- Mahdavi Damghani, contemporary scholar of Islam
- Yadollah Royai, contemporary Iranian poet
- Hasan Sobhani, member of the Iranian parliament Majles
- S. Reza Taghavi, former Majles MP
- Pouria Nazemi, science journalist
- Ali Moalem Damghani , Iranian poet
- Jadollah Roja'i, poet, essayisr and translator
- Akbar Alemi, director
- Hossein Khosrow Vaziri (* 1942), former professional wrestler
literature
- CAIS: Excavation Works to Resume in Pathian Major Capital , June 28, 2004
- Chahryar Adle: Dāmǧān. (Damghan) Persian town located on a plain south of the Alborz range, 342 km east of Tehran. In: Encyclopaedia Iranica, Routledge 1993
Web links
- Cities of Iran. Damqan. Iran Chamber Society
- Damghan. sachmet.ch ( Memento from November 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Pictures
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated December 29, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ cf. Article in the Encyclopædia Iranica (EIr)
- ↑ see article in the Iranchamber and entry in the EIr
- ↑ cf. Article in the Iranchamber
- ↑ cf. Message in the CAIS
- ↑ see article in the Iranchamber
