SAEDNEWS: Over 10,000 foreign tourists resided in Iran Touring and Tourism Hotel Group across the country during March-December 2025.
According to SAEDNEWS, Speaking on the sidelines of her visit to Damghan, Semnan province, on Sunday, Fariba Abbasi, managing director of the group, said that also 255,000 domestic tourists resided in hotels of Iran Touring and Tourism Hotel Group during the abovementioned period, Mehr news agency reported.
She said that Semnan province is one of the most important provinces in terms of arrival of tourists.
Abbasi added: “Improvement, restoration and expansion of hotels is one of our goals. Our approach is to increase people’s enthusiasm for these infrastructures.”
There are 54 accommodation sites pertaining to Iran Touring and Tourism Hotel Group across the country, she pointed out.
Situated some 350 km east of Tehran, Damghan has long been a giant hub for the culmination of pistachio sometimes referred to as ‘happy nuts’ because they look like they’re smiling.
Narratives say the city’s name is derived from ‘Moghan’, which in Persian refers to practitioners of ‘magos’, or magic, and includes astrology, alchemy, and other forms of esoteric knowledge. In fact, the city was initially called ‘Dah Moghan’, meaning ten magi, which ultimately evolved to its current name Damghan.
For history buffs and researchers, Damghan is a gateway to Hecatompylos, which was the site of the Parthian capital during the ascendancy of the Arsacid of Media dynasty after the capture of the city by Alexander the Great.
Moreover, it was an important trading post of the Silk Roads, on the way from Merv to the Mediterranean coast, according to the book International Dictionary of Historic Places.
Damghan’s travel destinations include Tepe Hessar, old city Fortification, Tarikhaneh Mosque, Seljuk-era architectural gems, Chehel-Dokhtaran, Ismaili fortresses, Cheshmeh-Ali, along with some natural gems.
