Kharghan village is located near the city of Shahroud in Semnan province. during the last several years, this village has received the title of a healthy village from the World Health Organization. It is considered one of the most spectacular areas especially in the days close to autumn.
Some researchers believe that the name of this village was originally Khalqan, but over time, the letter “l” changed to “r”. Khalqan means multitude of people and it was called by this name because the villages had a large population in the past. Some other researchers also consider the name of this village to be Kharghan, that means cloaks, and the reason for this name Kharghan was because of the production, buying and selling of Sufi cloaks in this area.
The texture of Kharghan village is dense due to the gentle slope of the mountain. The houses in the village have gable roofs and thatched walls. The texture of the village has an old atmosphere and consists of mud, stone, clay, wood and brick. The men of Kharghan village wear local clothes, including tops, felt hats, pants, and giweh, and the women of this village wear long dresses, colored shirts, and vests.
The beautiful village of Kharghan includes important sightseeing and tourism attractions; One of these attractions is the tomb of Sheikh Abulhasan Kharqani, who was born and died in this village. Atar Neishaburi also wrote about him. The tomb of Sheikh Kharqani is located on a hill in the north of the village and a marble piece with poems is placed on it.
This mausoleum is made of brick and cone-shaped. In the vicinity of this mausoleum, you will have access to a mosque that was built during the period of the Mughal patriarchs, but only the altar remains. The mihrab of this mosque was built facing the west, and even today, a mosque with beautiful plasterwork has been built in this place, where inscriptions of the words of the sheikh along with verses from the Quran can be seen in basil script and with patterns of flowers and bushes. After visiting the tomb of Sheikh Abulhasan Kharqani, you can visit the old castle and the historical hill of Koli, which are really valuable and are considered among the pre-Islamic monuments.
Around these tombs, you will see crypts that are in the shape of a hall and strangely do not have niches or pits, their use may have been different from other crypts. Also, in visiting this collection, you will see glazed bricks, brown pottery, pea-colored pottery used in thick carved dishes, gray pottery, and bird-shaped dishes, which are relics of the Seljuk, Ilkhani, and Timurid periods. .
In the village of Kharghan, you will find houses that were the home of Kharghan disciples and disciples, and in the western part, there is a cemetery related to the pre-Islamic period, the Parthian and Sasanian periods.
Another attraction of Kharqan village is Shahr Abad Castle, which is located in the northeast of the village and was once used as a temporary residence for caravans and is about 250 years old. In the past, the people of the village lived in this fort to protect their lives and property.
Another attraction is Imamzadeh Masoomzadeh, and he is one of the descendants of Imam Musa bin Jafar (AS), this Imamzadeh has always been the focus of the villagers. Also, Kharghan village includes a glacier and dome-shaped cisterns, which are relics of the Qajar period and are made of wood, clay and mud.
Kharghan village is located in the southeastern slope of the Alborz mountain range and has a mild climate with cold winters and mild summers. This village reaches Siah Koh from the east, Zarin Koh from the northeast, Bidar and Borun Burun mountains from the northwest. The south and west of this village also reaches Shahrood, that leads to two kilometers of the main road of Shahrood from the east. Wheat, barley, potatoes, corn, tomatoes, cucumbers, beets and dairy products are among the important agricultural products of Kharghan village.
Famous dishes of Kharghan village
Ashkeneh, boiled yogurt, Qoruti, Abgousht and sour soup
