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Encyclopedia Britannica



BURUJIRD

This article appears in Volume V04, Page 867 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: BUN-CAL
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.


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