DAMGHAN, town, Persia, in 36° Io' N., 54° 20' E., 216 m. from Tehran, on the high road to Khurasan; elevation 3,737 feet. Pop. io,000. Damghan was an important city in the middle ages, but there are few remains of that period. The remains of Hecatompylos extend from Frat, 16 m. S. to Gusheh, 20 M. W. Damghan was destroyed by the Afghans in 1723. Fath Ali Shah was born here in 1772. Damghan is famous for the excellent quality of its almonds.