DAMAUN, a seaport of Hindustan, situate on the western coast, and within the limits of the presidency of Bombay. It is a considerable place, though its commerce has now greatly fallen off; and it makes a conspicuous figure from the sea, the churches and houses being all white. The Parsees have a temple here, in which they maintain that the sacred fire brought with them from Persia nearly twelve hundred years ago is still burning. Ship-building to a considerable extent is here carried on, the teak forests being at no great distance. The harbour is convenient for small vessels, there being nearly seventeen feet of water at the bar. Damaun was taken by the Portuguese in 1531, and still remains in their possession. The Portuguese district, of which the town is the principal place, is about ten miles in length and five in breadth. Distance of town from city of Bombay, 101 miles north. Lat. 20. 24.; Long. 72. 53. (E. T.)