Smiling Ashayeri Grandmother and grand children
I travelled with a nature tour company to Zard Koh area where Ashayer-e Bakhtiari live there two years ago.
The Bakhtiari tribe, which numbers more than 800,000, inhabits an area of approximately 67,000 sq. km (25,000 sq. mi) that straddles the central Zagros Mountains in Iran. Although only about a third of the tribe is nomadic (the rest are settled agriculturists), the nomads embody the Bakhtiari cultural ideals. They specialize in producing meat and dairy products and migrate seasonally with their sheep, cattle, or goat herds from high plateau pastures, where they spend the summer, west of the city of Esfahan, to lowland plains in the province of Khuzistan for winter herd grazing. Their migration is among the most spectacular known among nomadic paternalists anywhere. They are obliged to cross mountain passes at about 3,050 m (10,000 ft) and therefore have to time their movement with extreme care in order to minimize the danger of early snowfall, flooding mountain rivers, and lack of grazing. Traditionally these dangers took a heavy toll, but in recent years the government has helped the migration by building bridges, improving the route, and setting up fodder supplies en route.
The Bakhtiari speak a dialect of Persian called Lori and are Shiite Muslims.
The bakhtiaris are divided into two major groups- the Haft Lang and the Chahar Lang - which in turn are divided into tribes, sub/tribes and clans. No on seems to know precisely how many Bakhtiaris there are in Persia (Iran); one estimate, which may be on the high side, is of 450,000, perhaps half being migratory and pastoral, the rest agricultural and settled.
The Bakhtiari men and girl live permanently in the village of Karyak, about 120 miles south of Esfahan where the Kershan River, a tributary of Karun, serves as the boundary between the Bakhtiari and Boyer Ahmadi tribes.
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toun 15. September 2009, 17:02
super++++andrew.one 26. August 2009, 23:57
very nice pictures...Thank for the interesting notes on the people which you show...
Cherie Bradshaw 19. Juli 2009, 22:32
complimenti grandi emozioni per un grande reportage +++++++ ciao from neverland grazie for your attention§
Guglielmo Antonini 21. März 2009, 23:45
excellent documentation, well done. Ciao Guglielmo.paolo mensa degli esposti 4. März 2009, 11:42
I've seen all your photos, and I agree very much with your way to act. Keep in touch, PaoloAndrea Tropeani 20. Februar 2009, 18:57
bellissimami trasmette una sensazione di pace ...
è una foto ricordo meravigliosa
ciao andrea
Guglielmo Rispoli 14. Februar 2009, 17:16
Molto bella questa fotoè un bel poster di calore umano
Ciao
Guglielmo
redfox-dream-art-photography 29. Januar 2009, 23:46
This is unique!Very nice!!!!!
bw, redfox
Ilhan Gunay 26. Januar 2009, 8:41
thanks for the excellent cultural detail. I like the composition of the photo. It's a good ethnographic documentationBruce Burrows 26. Januar 2009, 0:27
Great shot . The yarn making device is much like what I have seen theNavajo people using in New Mexico . Ingenuity knows no borders .
Georg Götz 24. Januar 2009, 13:37
Fine documentation of this people.LG
Georg
Francesco Margarita 5. November 2008, 19:34
What a nice family fun, beautiful photos!
Ciao francesco
Alex Voicu 28. Oktober 2008, 8:59
Wonderful photo family, I find very expressiveSilvio Riva 23. Oktober 2008, 0:18
Very nice family! I see a blue-eyed girl and Indo-European faces isin'tit?Perhaps the country were the ancient Romans region said "Bactriana"?
And your name is, in italian, Cambise, as the ancient persian Emperor?
Greetings.
Moreno..Brandi 22. Oktober 2008, 22:56
Bel gruppetto familiare.Immagine senza tempo dove i soggetti ripresi dimostrano di essere sereni e tranquilli nonostante la loro vita difficile e forse fatta di grandi difficoltà.
Complimenti
Moreno