Birjand

strikeout.nu Birjand (Persian: بیرجند‎‎ pronunciation (help·info), also Romanized as Bīrjand and Birdjand)[1] is the east Iranian provincial capital of South Khorasan and the centre of the county Birjand resp. Quhestan, known for its saffron, barberry, rug and handmade carpet exports. [2] The city of Birjand had a population of 187,020 people at the time of the last official census in 2013.[3]