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Pir-e Alamdar Mausoleum is located northeast of Damghan near the city’s Jame Mosque and is the resting place of a man named Mohammad Bin Ibrahim who was the father of the governor of Qumis Province during the rule of Mas'ud I of Ghazni (998-1040). Construction of this 13-meter tower was completed in 1026. The tower only holds the grave of Mohammad Bin Ibrahim which is 205 centimeters long, 105 centimeters wide and is raised 125 centimeters from the ground. There is an iwan (a vaulted hall, walled on three sides and open on one side) with Muqarnas (ornamented vaulting) work attached to the tower which has stucco inscriptions. This tower resembles Chehel Dokhtar (Forty Girls) Tower of Damghan but has much more detail than the latter. Pir-e Alamdar Mausoleum was registered as a National Heritage Site in 1931.

Pir-e Alamdar Mausoleum

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    Northeast of Damghan