- Damavand City
:"For Damavand Mountain, see
Mount Damavand ."Damavand is a city inTehran Province inIran . It has a population of 90,000.Damavand is an ancient and historic city. The name Damavand appears in
Sassanid texts (as "Dunbawand"), andParthia n remains have been found there. The city fell to ArabMuslim invaders in 651 CE. It is close to Iran's tallest peakMount Damavand , whichFerdowsi mentions abundantly in theShahnameh .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 s.Damavand country side includes: [http://www.kilan.blogfa.com Kilan] , Oureh, Dashtehmazar, Ahmadabad, Cheshmeh Aalla, Mosha, Dashta, Rouhafza, Mahaleh-Darvish, Tizab, Tar Lake, Abesard, Gilavand.
ights 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 ofMazandaran (Mazandarani ).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 (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.References
* http://www.experiencefestival.com/a/Damavand/id/2040631
* http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/damavand/ee also
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Shebeli Tower External links
* [http://www1.airliners.net/open.file/0202496/M/ Photo from Saha Air 707] at
Airliners.net
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