Birjand: facts

At a glance

• Country: Iran
• Region: South Khorasan Province
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 196,982
• Coordinates: 32.8663° N, 59.2211° E
• Time zone: Asia/Tehran (UTC+03:30)
• Currency: Rial (IRR)
• Distance to the capital, Tehran: 782 km (486 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Birjand International Airport (XBJ): 6.5 km (4.1 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Khusf: 32 km (20 mi)
• Asadiyeh: 47 km (29 mi)
• Sarbisheh: 63 km (39 mi)
• Qa'en: 96 km (59 mi)