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BIRJEND

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Originally appearing in Volume V03, Page 981 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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BIRJEND , the See also:

capital of Kann, a sub-See also:province of See also:Khorasan in See also:Persia, in 32° 53' N. 59° 10' E., and at an See also:elevation of 4550 ft. Pop. about 25,000. It is situated 328 M. from See also:Meshed by the See also:direct road, in a fertile valley See also:running See also:east and See also:west, of which the See also:southern boundary is a lofty range of barren hills known as Kuh i Bakeran. Through the valley runs the Khusp See also:river, which loses itself in the See also:desert towards the west; it is, however, generally dry. The See also:water-See also:supply of the See also:town and of the 70 or 8o villages under its See also:jurisdiction is very scanty. On the east of the town at the See also:foot of a See also:hill stands a dilapidated fort. Birjend has six See also:good caravanserais, a See also:college and some mosques; See also:post and See also:telegraph offices were established there in 1902.

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