Birjand
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| بيرجند Birjand |
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| Government | |
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| Area | |
| - City | Province: 75.034 km² (Expression error: Unrecognised word "province" sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,491 m (4,891.7 ft) |
| Population (est.2005) | |
| - City | 183,010 Province: 550,000 |
| The exact number is unknown. | |
| Prefix code: +98 Iran - (0)561 Birjand Governor: Seyyed Solat Mortazavi Crown prince: Marcel Kazemi |
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| Website: www.birjandcity.com/ | |
Birjand (Persian: Storm city) is the capital of South Khorasan province (formerly a subprovince named Birjand or Ghahestan(persian:Quhestan), a part of Khorasan province) in the east Iran, known for its saffron, barberry, rug and handmade carpet exports. [1]
The city has a dry climate with significant difference between day and night temperatures. It is a fast growing city, thus becoming a major centre in the East of Iran after Mashad and Zahedan.
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[edit] Education
It is said that the Shokatiyeh School in Birjand together with Darolfonoon in Tehran were the first public schools in Iran in the mid 1800s. Ever since then, Birjand has amassed an abundance of institutions of higher education and become an important location for research and development.
The city contains such higher educational institutions as:
- University of Birjand [2]
- Birjand University of Medical Sciences [3]
- Islamic Azad University of Birjnad [4]
- Payam Noor University
- Iran University of Industries and Mines
- Academy of Tarbijat-e Moalem
- Academy of Amuzesh-e Aly
- Academy of Amuzesh-e Modiriat Dolaty
[edit] Transport
The city is served by Birjand Airport.
[edit] Notables from Birjand
- Sayyed Hasan Tahami,
- Mohammad Bagher Ayati,
- Mohammad Hadi Hadavi,
- Mohammad Hossain Ayati,
- Seyyed Mohammad Farzan (* 1894 near Birjand), famous scientist,
- Mohammad Ibrahim Ayati,
- Ibn Hessam Khusfi,
- Hakim nezari Ghohestani,
- Abdol Ali Birjandi,
- Amir Shokat Al-Molk Alam, Ruller of Ghohestan at the end of Qajar Dynasty
- Asadollah Alam, Prime Minister of Iran during Shah Mohammed Resa Pahlavi period
- Mohammad hassan Ganji,
- Mohammad Ismail Rezvani,
- Mohammad Bagher Gazari,
- Shah Seyyed Ali Kazemi († 1984 in Birjand) prince of Birjand at the begin of Pahlavi Dynasty,
- Mohammad Reza Hafeznia Full Professor of political geography and geopolitics ,
- Kazem Motamednejad Communication scientist,
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
Birjand city:
- Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organisation General Office
- University of Birjand
- Birjand University of Medical Sciences
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