--- title: "Bīrjand – what is there, and how you get there | Mixroutes" description: "Bīrjand, Iran: Birjand is a city in the Central District of Birjand County, South Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/birjand" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/birjand.md" image: "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/%D9%82%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%87_%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%AC%D9%86%D8%AF-2.jpg/3840px-%D9%82%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%87_%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%AC%D9%86%D8%AF-2.jpg" --- City in South Khorasan province, Iran # Bīrjand Birjand is a city in the Central District of Birjand County, South Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. ![Bīrjand](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/%D9%82%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%87_%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%AC%D9%86%D8%AF-2.jpg/3840px-%D9%82%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%87_%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%AC%D9%86%D8%AF-2.jpg) Bīrjand · Wikimedia Commons The place Birjand is a city in the Central District of Birjand County, South Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. The city is known for its saffron, barberry, jujube, and handmade carpet exports. Adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birjand), CC BY-SA 4.0. What is there ## 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. 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akbarieh_Garden) 2. 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Birjand) 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. See ## What Wikivoyage says to see 1. Furg Citadel Citadel from the 12th century. 2. Akbariyeh Garden & Museum Rows of pine trees and sunken terraces and such. 3. Birjand Castle It has got a pretty wowee look to it - big ramparts and turrets made of clay and brick. 4. Kolah Farangi Citadel From [Wikivoyage: Bīrjand](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Birjand), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Eat ## Where to eat 1. Shamso Alemare Traditional Restaurant Try some Iranian standards here, looking out on an inner courtyard. From [Wikivoyage: Bīrjand](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Birjand), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Go there ## Getting to Bīrjand **Airports:** Birjand (XBJ), 6 km\ **Stations:** Birjand International Airport, 5.2 km\ - Kerman → Bīrjand Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kerman-to-birjand) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Kerman&to=B%C4%ABrjand) - Mashhad → Bīrjand Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/mashhad-to-birjand) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Mashhad&to=B%C4%ABrjand) - Zahedan → Bīrjand Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/zahedan-to-birjand) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Zahedan&to=B%C4%ABrjand) - From anywhere The planner compares every way there from wherever you are. [Plan a trip](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=B%C4%ABrjand) Not yet researched ## No local-transport research exists yet for Bīrjand Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Bīrjand. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more. The nearest places where the work is done 1. [Panjakent and the Fann Mountains](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/panjakent) TJ 11 ways of moving, 16 sources 1,052 km 2. [Khujand](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/khujand) TJ 9 ways of moving, 27 sources 1,240 km 3. [Sheki (Şəki)](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/sheki) AZ 10 ways of moving, 46 sources 1,411 km 4. [Yeghegnadzor and the Vayots Dzor valley](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/yeghegnadzor) AM 9 ways of moving, 32 sources 1,458 km 5. [Karimabad (Hunza)](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/hunza) PK 9 ways of moving, 35 sources 1,463 km If you know how people move in Bīrjand – the stand, the rule, the fare – [tell us](https://www.mixroutes.com/report?key=blog%7Cbirjand&title=B%C4%ABrjand&sub=Field+notes&back=%2Fnotes%2Fbirjand), and the note gets an entry. Around it ## Next door to Bīrjand - [Kaseh Sangi](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/kaseh-sangi) village in South Khorasan, Iran 6.6 km - [Baqeran Rural District](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/baqeran-rural-district) rural district in South Khorasan, Iran 3.2 km - [Dohlkuh](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/dohlkuh) village in South Khorasan, Iran 4.6 km - [Aliabad-e Luleh](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/aliabad-e-luleh) village in South Khorasan, Iran 7.6 km - [Amirabad-e Pain](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/amirabad-e-pain) village in South Khorasan, Iran 8.1 km - [Amirabad-e Sheybani](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/amirabad-e-sheybani) village in South Khorasan, Iran 4.2 km [The place page for Bīrjand](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/birjand) [All the notes](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes) [Every note on Iran](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes#c-IR) --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/birjand, for search crawlers and AI assistants. 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