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Majidabad Destination Guide

Explore Majidabad in Iran

Majidabad in the region of Semnān is a place in Iran - some 162 mi or ( 260 km ) East of Tehran , the country's capital city .

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Time in Majidabad is now 05:08 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Tehran " with a UTC offset of 3.5 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Showkatabad, Mohammadabad, Tehran, Solhabad, and Shir Ashian. Since you are here already, consider visiting Showkatabad . Where to go and what to see in Majidabad ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Abdeya

Abdia is a village in the country of Shahrestan, in the Semnan Province of Iran. The village is on the outskirts of the central city Damghan. The village has a subterranean water supply. The economy is based on agriculture and cattle. The old name of this village was watery. Watery is the name of the son of the Achaemenid kings who reigned for many years before the Damghan.

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Located at 36.06 54.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Populated places in Iran

Tarikhaneh Temple

The Tarikhaneh Temple, also called the Tarikhaneh Mosque, is a Sassanid-era monument located on the southern limit of the present day city of Damghan, Iran. This structure was initially used as a Zoroastrian Fire Temple during the Sassanid period, however, after the fall of the Sassanid Empire it was rebuilt and converted into a mosque in the 8th century. The monument is, thus, known as the oldest mosque in Iran.

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Located at 36.16 54.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Fire temples, Mosques in Iran, Sassanid architecture, Semnan Province

Gerdkuh

Gerdkuh or Girdkūh, a.k.a. Dej-e Gonbadān (دژ گنبدان, "fortress of the domes") is one of the main Ismaili's Hashshashin fortress used by Hassan-i Sabah and conquered by Hulagu Khan later. Due to circular shape of mountain peak, it was named Gerdkuh, Gerd for "circular" (round) and kuh for "mountain". This shape made it very difficult to access by invaders.

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Located at 36.16 54.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Forts

856 Damghan earthquake

The 856 Damghan Earthquake or the 856 Qumis earthquake occurred on 22 December, 856 AD. The earthquake had an estimated magnitude of 7.9, and a maximum intensity of X (intense) on the Mercalli intensity scale. The meizoseismal area (area of maximum damage) extended for about 350 kilometres along the southern edge of the eastern Alborz mountains of present-day Iran including parts of Tabaristan and Gorgan.

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Located at 36.20 54.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: 856, 9th century in Asia, 9th-century earthquakes, Earthquakes in Iran, History of Semnan Province