BURUJIRD, a province of Persia embracing a large part of Luristan (q.v.), bounded on the south by Khuzistan and extend ing to the frontier of Iraq on the west. It lies mostly in the upper reaches of the Kerkha and Diz rivers and has the distinc tion of being one of the most mountainous districts of Persia, consisting of a series of parallel ranges running north-west to south-east with fertile valleys intervening. It is inhabited almost exclusively by nomads, and to the south-west are to be found some of the finest grazing grounds in Persia. The revenue in 1926-27 amounted to 21 million krans (about £60,000). The province is likely to be of particular importance in the future as the shortest route from the head of the Persian gulf to the capital runs through it, while from Burujird itself Kermanshah, Hama dan, and Isfahan, are easily accessible by roads now made prac ticable for motor-cars. A motor road from Dizful to Khoramabad is in course of construction (192 7) and a railway from Moham merah to Tehran via Dizful and Burujird is under contemplation.
Burujird town, the administrative headquarters of the prov ince 55' N. and 55' E.), is situated upon a tributary of the Ab-i-Diz, at an elevation of 5,50o feet. The population is estimated at about 22,000. The town has become a distributing centre of some importance since comparative security has been restored in Luristan. The chief industries of the district are the making of carpets of inferior quality and of various kinds of native cotton stuffs, which supply the simple needs of the villages and nomad tribes in the district.