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City in South Khorasan province, Iran

# Birjand

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.

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## Every way there

- Mashhad → Birjand 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=Birjand)
- Kerman → Birjand 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=Birjand)
- Tehran → Birjand Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/tehran-to-birjand) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Tehran&to=Birjand)

The field note

What is in and around Birjand, ranked by how widely it is written about, how you reach it, and the nearest places where we have researched how people move.

[Read the note on Birjand](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/birjand)

What Birjand has

- Yes Scheduled flights Birjand (XBJ), 6 km as the crow flies
- No Trains and coaches no timetable feed known for this country
- No Ferries no crossing within 25 km
- Yes Driving and taxi OpenStreetMap roads; cab fare from the country band
- No Bike and scooter share no share feed known
- No Cruises no open itinerary source anywhere

Yes: you can plan it here today · Not yet: we know a source but do not plan with it yet · No: no source we know of.

32.878°, 59.216°

The city is known for its saffron, barberry, jujube, and handmade carpet exports.

Get in

## Getting to Birjand

1. Birjand International Airport Connections from Tehran and Baghdad.

See

## Worth seeing

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

Eat

## Where to eat

1. Shamso Alemare Traditional Restaurant Try some Iranian standards here, looking out on an inner courtyard.

Text adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birjand) and [Wikivoyage](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Birjand), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.


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