All Topics  
Damavand

 
Damavand

 
   Email Print
   Bookmark   Link
 

 

Damavand
 
 
  Topics Damavand Topic Home

:For Damavand Mountain, see Mount Damavand
Mount Damavand

Mount Damavand also known as Donbavand, is a dormant volcano and the highest peak in Iran with a special place in the Persian mythology and folklore....
. Damavand is a city in Tehran Province
Tehran Province

Tehran Province is one of the provinces of Iran of Iran. It covers on area of 18,909 square kilometers and is located to the north of the central plateau of Iran....
 in Iran
Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran and formerly known internationally as Persian Empire until 1935, is a country in Central Eurasia, located on the northeastern shore of the Persian Gulf and the southern shore of the Caspian Sea....
. It has a population of 90,000.

Damavand is an ancient and historic city.






Discussion
Ask a question about 'Damavand'
Start a new discussion about 'Damavand'
Answer questions from other users
Full Discussion Forum



Encyclopedia


Masjed Jame Damavand
Damavand Shahr
:For Damavand Mountain, see Mount Damavand
Mount Damavand

Mount Damavand also known as Donbavand, is a dormant volcano and the highest peak in Iran with a special place in the Persian mythology and folklore....
. Damavand is a city in Tehran Province
Tehran Province

Tehran Province is one of the provinces of Iran of Iran. It covers on area of 18,909 square kilometers and is located to the north of the central plateau of Iran....
 in Iran
Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran and formerly known internationally as Persian Empire until 1935, is a country in Central Eurasia, located on the northeastern shore of the Persian Gulf and the southern shore of the Caspian Sea....
. It has a population of 90,000.

Damavand is an ancient and historic city. The name Damavand appears in Sassanid texts (as Dunbawand), and Parthia
Parthia

Parthia is a region of north-eastern Iran, best known for having been the political and cultural base of the Arsacid dynasty, after which the Arsacid Empire is then also known as the 'Parthian Empire'....
n remains have been found there. The city fell to Arab Muslim
Muslim

:A Muslim , , is an adherent of the religion of Islam. The feminine form is Muslimah . Literally, the word means "one who submits "....
 invaders in 651 CE. It is close to Iran's tallest peak Mount Damavand
Mount Damavand

Mount Damavand also known as Donbavand, is a dormant volcano and the highest peak in Iran with a special place in the Persian mythology and folklore....
, which Ferdowsi
Ferdowsi

Hakim Abu'l-Qasim Firdawsi Tusi , more commonly transliterated as Ferdowsi , was a highly revered Persian people poet. He was the author of the Shahnameh, the national epic of Iran as well as other Persian communities in other countries....
 mentions abundantly in the Shahnameh
Shahnameh

File:Ferdowsi tehran.jpg Shahnam?, or Shahnama , "The Great Book" , is an enormous poetic opus written by the Persian literature Ferdowsi around 1000 AD and is the national epic of Iran....
. The city has relatively cool weather year round.

Heritage

Damavand is rich in historical heritage. It contains 37 historical tombs (Imamzadeh), 27 castle ruins, 23 traditional houses of architectural significance, 18 traditional bath houses, 6 caves, 5 historical bridges, 3 historical mosques, and 3 caravanserai
Caravanserai

A caravanserai was a roadside inn where travelers could rest and recover from the day's journey. Caravanserais supported the flow of commerce, information, and people across the network of trade routes covering Asia, North Africa, and South-Eastern Europe....
s.


Damavand country side includes:, Oureh, Dashtehmazar, Ahmadabad, Cheshmeh Aalla, Mosha, Dashta, Rouhafza, Mahaleh-Darvish, Tizab, Tar Lake, Abesard, Gilavand.

Sights and entertainment

Damavand's sights and entertainment: Ab-Ali Skiing slope is located in North-East of Mosha. From North of Mosha and Amamzadeh Hasham, there is the possibility of paragliding too. Oureh Dashtemazar, Cheshmeh Aalla and Mosha speak a kind of dialect of Mazandaran (Mazandarani
Mazandarani

Mazandarani may refer to :* Mazandarani people, Mazandaranis, Tabarian people* Mazandarani language, A language spoken mainly in South Caspian region...
).


Damavand is the tallest mountain in Iran. The other name is "Danbavand". Its height is 5671 meters. It's located in Mazandaran province (and the nearest city to it is Larijan), Iran, Middle east, West Asia. It's 66 km far from Tehran
Tehran

Tehran is the capital and largest city of Iran, and the administrative center of Tehran Province. Tehran is a sprawling city at the foot of the Alborz mountain range with an immense network of highways unparalleled in Western Asia....
 (the capital) and it's a calm volcano.


Access Roads: There two ways to get to Damavand from Firouzkooh Road via Gilavand located in South of Damavand and from Haraz road via Mosha located in North of Damavand.

See also


  • Shebeli Tower
    Shebeli Tower

    Shebeli Tower is a historical tower in Damavand, in Tehran Province of Iran.Standing approximately 33 ft tall, the structure is a roofed octagon tomb of Sheikh Shebeli, a Sufi mystic....


External links


  • at Airliners.net
    Airliners.net

    Airliners.net is an aviation website founded by Johan Lundgren in 1997, evolving from his previous Pictures of Modern Airliners site started in 1994....