Salt Dolphins located 48km south east of Semnan.
About Semnan
Semnan is the capital city of Semnan Province, Iran.Semnan is located 216 kilometers east of Tehran in north central Iran. It is home to Semnani languages and is known as Seman locally.The city offer various recreational activities, historical and religious sites, festivals, gardens and parks, colleges and universities, and Semnani culture. The city serves as the cultural and political capital of the Semnan Province. The city's main ...
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Saroo Castles – Semnan
These castles are located 10 km. northeast of Semnan in the mountainous region of Saroo. With the passage of time, the northern castle is in a demolished state, leaving behind only a skeleton. The southern castle comprised of three floors. The first ...
Darol Hokumeh (Government Seat) – Semnan
This structure is located in the Abuzar Qafari Sq. of Semnan and its date of construction is from the Qajar period (Fathali Shah). It has two narrow corridors connecting the structure to the outside. Besides which there is a large courtyard with ...
Sorkheh Water Reservoir – Semnan
This ancient water mill is one of the most important, largest and beautifully structured water mill in the city of Semnan.From the architectural point of view, it has been structured to suit desert conditions and thereby this is in the ...
Interesting Bazaar – Semnan
Semnan's cross-shaped covered-bazaar marks the old heart of the city. While far less extensive than the great bazaars of Kerman or Tabriz, there is plenty of 19th-century vaulting and the north-south section (bisected by Imam Khomeini St) links two ...
Namak Dareh Mineral Spring – Semnan
This spring is located near the village of Biabanak, south of Sorkheh city. The water of this spring gushes out between mounds of salt. Bathing in these waters proves good for back and leg-aches.
Peer Najmedin Tomb – Semnan
Located in the city of Semnan, this is a remnant of the Mongol period. The same consists of a porch and a dome. The porch is south facing and is connected to the site of the tomb, which is on a lower level than the porch itself. The grave is a ...
Imamzadeh Yahya – Semnan
Fronted with splendid blue tiling and filled with dazzling mirror-mosaics, this mostly contemporary imamzadeh just off the bazaar entombs Yahya bin Musa Kazim, one of the brothers of the eighth imam.The men's side prayer hall is floored in ...
Chehel Dokhtar Tower – Semnan
This tower is located in the Hakim Ellahi Avenue of Semnan. The people of Semnan believe that 40 girls who were recluses constructed this tower with sun baked bricks and clay.The construction of the same is related to the pre- Islamic era. This ...