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It had an estimated population of 183,010 in 2005. {Link without Title} Being close to the Afghanistan border, Birjand is located on the " Silk Road " of Opium smuggled from Afghanistan on the way to Europe . (also dubbed the "opium crecent") The first city-wide Piped Water System in Iran was also established in Birjand. EDUCATION The city contains such higher educational institutions as:
It is said that Shokatiyeh School in Birjand together with Darolfonoon in Tehran were the first Public School s in Iran. NOTABLES FROM BIRJAND
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