Federation of Damanhur

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The Federation of Damanhur

Formation	1975
Type	New Religious Movement
Headquarters	Vidracco, Piedmont, Italy.
Coordinates	45°25′01″N 7°44′51″E / 45.416915°N 7.747598°E / 45.416915; 7.747598
Founder	Oberto Airaudi

The Federation of Damanhur, often called simply Damanhur, is a federation of self sustaining communities, ecovillage, situated in the Piedmont region of northern Italy about 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of the city of Turin. It is located in the foothills of the Alps in the Chiusella Valley, bordering on the Gran Paradiso National Park. The community has its own constitution^[1] and currency, the Credito.

Damanhur is named after the Egyptian city of Damanhur which was the site of a temple dedicated to Horus. A school for alchemists in Egypt.

It was founded in 1975 by Oberto Airaudi with 12 of his close friends, and by year 2000 the number had grown to 800.^{[citation needed]}

Damanhur's supporters claim the growth and activity of the community has revitalized the local area, which has been approved by several scientific studies.

The Federation of Damanhur has communities and centers in Europe, America, Australia and Japan.

The Temples of Humankind are a collection of subterranean temples built by the citizens of the Federation of Damanhur, and they are some of the largest underground temples in the world.^[2]