Birjand

Summary

Birjand is a city of Iran^[1]. Birjand ranks in the top 5% of city_of_iran entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (263 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 instance of is recorded as city of Iran^[6].
• Birjand's instance of is recorded as big city^[7].
• Birjand's Commons category is recorded as Birjand^[8].
• Birjand's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:30^[9].
• Birjand's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 32.866388888889, 'lon': 59.221111111111}^[10].
• Birjand's official website is recorded as https://birjand.ir^[11].
• Birjand's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Birjand^[12].
• Birjand has a population of {'amount': '+203636'}^[13].
• Birjand's time of earliest written record is recorded as 1201^[14].
• Birjand's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[15].
• Birjand's capital of is recorded as South Khorasan Province^[16].
• Birjand's capital of is recorded as Birjand County^[17].
• Birjand's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fa', 'text': 'بيرجند'}^[18].
• Birjand's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Birjand^[19].
• Birjand's category for people who died here is recorded as Category:Deaths in Birjand^[20].
• Birjand's female population is recorded as {'amount': '+101237'}^[21].
• Birjand's male population is recorded as {'amount': '+102399'}^[22].
• Birjand's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'fa', 'text': 'بيرجند'}^[23].
• Birjand's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Birjand^[24].
• Birjand sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1459'}^[25].
• Birjand covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+42.8'}^[26].
• Birjand's mountain range is recorded as Eastern Iranian Range^[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 covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+42.8'}^[26]. Birjand sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1459'}^[25]. Birjand has a population of {'amount': '+203636'}^[13].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city of Iran^[6] and big city^[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Birjand include Birjand International Airport^[28], an international airport^[29], in Iran^[30].

Why It Matters

Birjand ranks in the top 5% of city_of_iran entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (263 views/month).^[2] Birjand has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] Birjand is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for Birjand include Birjand International Airport^[28], an international airport^[29], in Iran^[30].