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