Birjand

Summary

Birjand is a city of Iran^[1]. Birjand ranks in the top 5% of city_of_iran entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Birjand is located in Central District^[3].
• Birjand is in the country of Iran^[4].
• Birjand is on the body of water Kalshur River (Dasht-e Lut)^[5].
• Birjand's image is recorded as بیرجند پانوراما.jpg^[6].
• Birjand's instance of is recorded as city of Iran^[7].
• Birjand's instance of is recorded as big city^[8].
• Birjand's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 135187473^[9].
• Birjand's GND ID is recorded as 4551355-7^[10].
• Birjand's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no98091809^[11].
• Birjand's Commons category is recorded as Birjand^[12].
• Birjand's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 8199755^[13].
• Birjand's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:30^[14].
• Birjand's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 32.866388888889, 'lon': 59.221111111111}^[15].
• Birjand's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0546sw^[16].
• Birjand's official website is recorded as https://birjand.ir^[17].
• Birjand's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Birjand^[18].
• Birjand's page banner is recorded as Birjand-sadegh-Pagebanner.jpg^[19].
• Birjand's population is recorded as {'amount': '+203636'}^[20].
• Birjand's time of earliest written record is recorded as +1201-00-00T00:00:00Z^[21].
• Birjand's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[22].
• Birjand's capital of is recorded as South Khorasan Province^[23].
• Birjand's capital of is recorded as Birjand County^[24].
• Birjand's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Birjand^[25].
• Birjand's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fa', 'text': 'بيرجند'}^[26].
• Birjand's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Birjand^[27].

Body

Geography

Birjand is in the country of Iran^[4]. Birjand is located in Central District^[3]. Birjand is on the body of water Kalshur River (Dasht-e Lut)^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Birjand's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+42.8'}^[28]. Birjand's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1459'}^[29]. Birjand's population is recorded as {'amount': '+203636'}^[20].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city of Iran^[7] and big city^[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Birjand include Birjand International Airport^[30], an international airport^[31], in Iran^[32].

Why It Matters

Birjand ranks in the top 5% of city_of_iran entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month).^[2] Birjand has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] Birjand is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for Birjand include Birjand International Airport^[30], an international airport^[31], in Iran^[32].