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Chehel
Dokhtaran Vault is located at the center of Damghan and behind
Imamzade Jafar, both of which belong to Seljuk period. A Kufi
inscription in the edifice says the vault was built in 466 A.H.
(1087 A.D.) and has survived without cracks although the city is
lying on the earthquake belt.
What is more interesting in the
vault is its onion-like dome which is adorned by bricks with
artistic images and an inscription. The building which used to
be a family vault is 14.8 m high and in its famous inscription
the deceased have sought divine mercy in their lasting
residence.
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