Damghan County

Damghan County

Persian: شهرستان دامغان
Damghan County Persian: شهرستان دامغان
County
	Location of Damghan County in Semnan Province (center, yellow)
	Location of Semnan province in Iran
	Coordinates: 35°23′N 54°24′E / 35.383°N 54.400°E
Country	Iran
Province	Semnan
Capital	Damghan
Districts	Central, Amirabad
Population (2016)
• Total	94,190
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
	Damghan County at GEOnet Names Server

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Damghan County (Persian: شهرستان دامغان) is in Semnan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Damghan.^[4]

History

The area suffered damage in the 856 Damghan earthquake.

The village of Kalateh was converted to a city in 2011.^[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 81,993 in 23,020 households.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 86,908 people in 25,554 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 94,190 in 30,296 households.^[3]

Administrative divisions

Damghan County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Damghan County Population
Administrative Divisions	2006^[6]	2011^[7]	2016^[3]
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 (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)^[a]	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

Notes

↑ Formerly the village of Amirabad^[8]

References

↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (25 January 2026). "بخش امیرآباد [Amirabad District], Damghan County, Semnan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 25 January 2026.
↑ "9CM2+82J Ja'far, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
1 2 3 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان سمنان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Semnan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
↑ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان سمنان به مرکزیت شهر سمنان [‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Semnan province, centered in Semnan city]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 6E990373-75CA-4068-833E-25F3268CCDCE. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 2 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
↑ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (27 February 2011) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1389/12/08 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب‌نامه در خصوص تبدیل روستای کلاته از توابع دهستان رودبار بخش مرکزی شهرستان دامغان در استان سمنان به شهر [‌Approval letter regarding the transformation of Kalateh village from the functions of Rudbar Rural District, Central District of Damghan County in Semnan province into a city]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal Number] 171517/42/1/1. Archived from the original on 25 January 2026. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان سمنان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Semnan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان سمنان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Semnan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
↑ Habibi, Hassan (19 May 1996) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1375.2.30 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌تبدیل روستای امیرآباد مرکز بخش امیرآباد تابع شهرستان دامغان در استان سمنان به شهر امیریه [‌Converting the village of Amirabad, the center of Amirabad District, under Damghan County in Semnan province, into the city of Amiriyeh]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 1.42.8315. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2026.

External links

Damghan News Agency

[9] Formerly the village of Amirabad^[8]

[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (25 January 2026). "بخش امیرآباد [Amirabad District], Damghan County, Semnan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 25 January 2026.

[2] "9CM2+82J Ja'far, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 25 January 2026.

[2016_Semnan_Province-3] 1 2 3 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان سمنان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Semnan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[Semnan_Province_Structure-4] Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان سمنان به مرکزیت شهر سمنان [‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Semnan province, centered in Semnan city]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 6E990373-75CA-4068-833E-25F3268CCDCE. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 2 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2026.

[Kalateh_City-5] Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (27 February 2011) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1389/12/08 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب‌نامه در خصوص تبدیل روستای کلاته از توابع دهستان رودبار بخش مرکزی شهرستان دامغان در استان سمنان به شهر [‌Approval letter regarding the transformation of Kalateh village from the functions of Rudbar Rural District, Central District of Damghan County in Semnan province into a city]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal Number] 171517/42/1/1. Archived from the original on 25 January 2026. Retrieved 25 January 2026.

[2006_Semnan_Province-6] 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان سمنان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Semnan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

[2011_Semnan_Province-7] 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان سمنان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Semnan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[Amiriyeh_City-8] Habibi, Hassan (19 May 1996) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1375.2.30 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌تبدیل روستای امیرآباد مرکز بخش امیرآباد تابع شهرستان دامغان در استان سمنان به شهر امیریه [‌Converting the village of Amirabad, the center of Amirabad District, under Damghan County in Semnan province, into the city of Amiriyeh]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 1.42.8315. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2026.

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