BURUJIRD  , a

province of Persia, bounded W. by Luristan, N. by Nehavend and Malayir, E. by Irak and S. by Isfahan . It is divided into the following administrative divisions:—(1) town of Burujird with villages in immediate neighbourhood; (2) Silakhor (upper and lower); (3) Japalak (with Sarlek and Burbarud); (4) nomad Bakhtiari . It has a population of about 250,000 or 300,000, and pays a yearly revenue of about C16,000 . It is very fertile and produces much wheat, barley, rice and opium . With improved means of transport, which would allow the growers to export, the produce of cereals could easily be trebled . The province is sometimes joined with that of Luristan . The town Burujird,. the capital of the province, is situated in the fertile Silakhor plain on the river Tahij, a tributary of the Dizful river (Ab i Diz), 70 M. by road from Hamadan and 212 M. from Isfahan, in 33° 55' N. and 48° 55' E., and at an elevation of 5315 ft . Pop. about 25,000 . It manufactures various cotton stuffs (coarse prints, carpet covers) and felts (principally hats and caps for Lurs and.Bakhtiaris) . It has post and telegraph offices .