Bīrjand

Worth seeing in and around Bīrjand

2 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Akbarieh Garden

   Akbarieh Garden is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Birjand, South Khorasan province, Iran. It was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2011.

   3 km · garden in Birjand, Iranian national heritage site and World heritage site · Wikipedia
2. 02
   University of Birjand

   The University of Birjand is a public research university located in Birjand, South Khorasan province. In 2018, the university was ranked 300–350 in Asia University Ranking and +1000 in World University Ranking by Times Higher Education.

   7.7 km · university in Birjand, Iran · Wikipedia

Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Furg Citadel

   Citadel from the 12th century.

2. 02
   Akbariyeh Garden & Museum

   Rows of pine trees and sunken terraces and such.

3. 03
   Birjand Castle

   It has got a pretty wowee look to it - big ramparts and turrets made of clay and brick.

4. 04
   Kolah Farangi Citadel

From Wikivoyage: Bīrjand, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

1. 01
   Shamso Alemare Traditional Restaurant

   Try some Iranian standards here, looking out on an inner courtyard.

From Wikivoyage: Bīrjand, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Getting to Bīrjand

Airports

Birjand (XBJ), 6 km

Stations

Birjand International Airport, 5.2 km

• Kerman → Bīrjand

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• Mashhad → Bīrjand

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• Zahedan → Bīrjand

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