| | Birjand -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04) |
 | | The city contains such education institutions as University of Birjand and Birjand University of Medical Sciences. |
| | It is said that Shokatiyeh School in Birjand together with Daarolfonoun in (The capital and largest city of Iran; located in northern Iran) Tehran were the first (Private independent secondary school in Great Britain supported by endowment and tuition) public schools in Iran. |
| | The first city-wide (additional info and facts about piped water system) piped water system in Iran was also established in Birjand. |
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