Which airport serves Bīrjand?

Birjand International Airport (XBJ).

Does Bīrjand have a university?

Yes. Birjand University and Birjand University of Medical Sciences.

BĪRJAND

South Khorasan Province · IRAN (IR) · 32.87°N / 59.22°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 140,463

Bīrjand is a city in Iran with a population of 196,982. It sits at 32.87/59.22, runs on Asia/Tehran, is 32 km from Khūsf.

Population 196,982

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Tehran

All facts

fields

Country: Iran
Subdivision: South Khorasan Province
Coords: 32.87°N / 59.22°E
UTC offset: +3.5
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 3 · within 50 km

W Khūsf South Khorasan Province 5,716 32.4 km

SE Mūd South Khorasan Province 3,477 33.3 km

E Asadīyeh South Khorasan Province 0 47.4 km

Air access

nearby

XBJ

Birjand International Airport

Large airport

0.0 km

Universities

linked

Birjand University

birjand.ac.ir

Birjand University of Medical Sciences

bums.ac.ir

FAQ

9 questions

What is the population of Bīrjand?: 196,982 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Bīrjand in?: Asia/Tehran.
Which country is Bīrjand in?: Iran (IR).
Which airport serves Bīrjand?: Birjand International Airport (XBJ).
How far is Bīrjand from Tehran?: About 782 km.
Does Bīrjand have a university?: Yes. Birjand University and Birjand University of Medical Sciences.
What currency is used in Iran?: Iranian Rial.
How many cities are in Iran?: 1,076 on record.
Which admin region is Bīrjand in?: South Khorasan Province.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/140463

{
  "data": {
    "id": 140463,
    "name": "Bīrjand",
    "ascii_name": "Birjand",
    "country_code": "IR",
    "population": 196982,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Tehran",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 32.86628,
    "longitude": 59.22114
  }
}

Context

comparatives

34.5x the population of Khūsf.
32 km from Khūsf.
Same timezone (Asia/Tehran) as 1,075 other cities in Iran.