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DAM—DAN
Climate. —The region in which Damghan is situated, though nearly on
a level with Tehran, enjoys a pure and delicious air.
Population. —This is now estimated at 15,000 souls.
Resources. —Damghan can supply 500 camels ; 100 mules ; 3,000 donkeys
and 60,000 Indian maunds of grain.
The river flowing from Chashmeh ’All is the principal source of irrigation
to the district, to which is added another small stream and several kanats.
The soil is hard and gravelly, yielding 8 or 10 for one; where uncultivated
it is covered with soap wert and the khdr-i-shutur or camel thorn.
Large pieces of cultivated ground and many gardens now occupy much
of the ground on which houses formerly stood.
There are very few trees about the district; they are only to be seen in the
neighbourhood of the villages ; the streets of Damghan are planted on
each side with the JujabI tree. There is very little wood used in build
ings as the place is infested with white ants and the only wood which
resists their attack is juniper wood which has to be brought from
Mazandaran.
Cotton, wool, barley, wheat, fruit and nuts are sent to Astrabad and
Rasht for the Russian market.
Administration. —The town is under the administration of a Governor,
who generally resides at Samnan or Shahrud; he pays a fixed sum to
Tehran, and repays himself by local taxes, having 300 villages in the
district under him. The Ndib, or deputy lives in Damghan.
Communications : Roads. —Eastwick s^ys there are two good roads by
one of which Sari is reached in 3 stages and both of which are much
frequented.
Postal and telegraphic. —There is a post office and Persian Government
telegraph office and there is postal communication with Tehran and Meshed
once a week.— (Kinneir ; Morier ; Fraser; Clark ; Petty; Eastwick; Bellew ;
Razario; Khanikof); Schindler; Curzon.)
DAMIAN—
One of a group of villages immediately north-west of Khumain to the
left of the road to Sultanabad. Well cultivated.—(Preece, 1893.)
DAMURLU—DAGH— Elev. 8,220'.
A peak in Khamseh, Iraq ’Ajami, nearly due west of Zinjan.— (Rawlin~
son.)
DANALU (1)—
A Turkish village of north-western Azarbaljan, situated at the east
end of the Bayazid-Danalu valley, on the right bank of the Kara Su. It
is about 5 miles north of Maku, but the road makes a detour by Sangar
which brings the distance up to 15 miles.—(Pico*, 1894.)
DANALU (2)—
A village in north-western Azarbaijan, situated about 7 miles north-
north-west of Karra Tappeh.—(Pmo£, 1894.)