Birjand - city in South Khorasan Province, Iran

Birjand is the capital city of South Khorasan province, Iran.

Understand

Get in

• Birjand International Airport (IATA: XBJ), 32.898056°, 59.266111°. Connections from Tehran and Baghdad.

Get around

See

• Furg Citadel (Arg e Furg), Furg Village, 32.8448°, 59.9483°. Citadel from the 12th century. 2017-12-19
• Akbariyeh Garden & Museum (باغ و موزه اکبریه), Moallem St (behind Library of Imam Reza), 32.85305°, 59.22782°, +98 917 425 7008. UNESCO heritage site. Rows of pine trees and sunken terraces and such. 2020-11-07
• Birjand Castle (قلعه بیرجند), 32.88288°, 59.20525°. It has got a pretty wowee look to it - big ramparts and turrets made of clay and brick. And then you can look down on the town from the top, and have a meal at the restaurant there. It dates from the Safavid era when the inhabitants were trying to fight off theTurks and Uzbekis. 2020-11-07
• Kolah Farangi Citadel (ارگ کلاه‌فرنگی بیرجند), 32.87633°, 59.20808°. A palace built during the Qajar dynasty (i.e. 1789-1925) with some ziggurat features. Now the government buildings for South Khorasan so not much in the way of snooping around possible. 2020-11-07

Do

Buy

• Bazar, Hakimnezari St, 32.88316°, 59.21306°. Covered marketplace with various stalls. Fruit, knick-knacks, etc. 2020-11-07

Eat

• Shamso Alemare Traditional Restaurant (رستوران سنتی شمس‌العماره), 32.85081°, 59.22826°, +98 56 3245 4220. 12ː00-15ː00, 19ː00-23ː00 daily. Try some Iranian standards here, looking out on an inner courtyard. 2020-11-07

Drink

Sleep

• Sepehr Hotel (هتل سپهر), Jomhuri, 32.88593°, 59.21993°, +98 56 3223 2299. Restaurant and pool on site. Wifi may not be the best. 2020-11-07
• Mountain Hotel (هتل کوهستان), 32.82724°, 59.18293°, +98 56 5832 3370. It looks like a major fortification. Not likely to miss it slapped up against a mountainside. Pool, gardens, restaurant, billiards. 2020-11-07

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