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Kombizz Kashani
6.08.2008 at 0:34h, License:
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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To leave a comment please register firstSerena Travaglini , 11.08.2008 at 10:49h
very nice!!!best regards!!!!!lilalara , 30.08.2008 at 14:06h
This would be a nice portrait,too - If your sky would be real ;)Netlife1 , 18.09.2008 at 13:53h
Wonderful colors class cut and hammer motif!best regards Ralph
Yours Truly, 20.09.2008 at 14:48h
What a beautiful picture indeed! Gorgeous colors, lovely and intense atmosphere, just a pleasure to look at!Regards, Claus
pino farcomeni , 22.09.2008 at 15:40h
a beautiful place and a beautiful color of your earth.bye
Pino
oural0905 , 25.09.2008 at 23:10h
très belle ambiance...bravoD
Chris Kieffer, 30.09.2008 at 20:45h
excellent, +++Stefan Ru , 4.10.2008 at 7:00h
cute ! (both...)Pille Pál , 8.10.2008 at 11:59h
Beatifully !Jürgen H. Weber, 20.10.2008 at 19:11h
very typical and expressivregards
Jürgen
Ali Bagherzadeh , 6.11.2008 at 8:27h
very nice shot<BR>Best regards
jari , 6.11.2008 at 19:22h
Excellent portrait!Greetings,
Jari
Robert Piotrowski, 11.11.2008 at 0:03h
It's very really life,very good shot,i like it,Greetings RMichele Postinghel , 21.11.2008 at 13:07h
Wonderful picture, very niceciao
Michele
Kai W., 8.12.2008 at 0:04h
Well done!Michael - Hohmann, 8.12.2008 at 8:53h
Great!Michael
Anna Lisa Imperiali, 19.12.2008 at 21:18h
Good !!!sandra pasquarella, 20.12.2008 at 21:11h
Very nice portrait! GreetingsSandra
Mathias Basten, 6.01.2009 at 19:20h
Very nice portrait.veroetcie, 26.01.2009 at 21:30h
a very good portrait. I like a lot the colors.Tamara Trejo, 26.01.2009 at 23:16h
Beautiful, One of your best TTguillermo bellinghausen zinser, 29.01.2009 at 21:27h
Perfect image!!!luigi b., 30.01.2009 at 14:36h
excellent+++++j.lopez, 31.01.2009 at 17:34h
precious colours!Hans-Werner Stapel, 1.02.2009 at 14:30h
Ein sehr schönes Mensch-Tier Portrait, klasse Arbeit !LG, Hans-Werner
Guglielmo Rispoli, 14.02.2009 at 17:15h
wonderfull !!!Guglielmo Antonini, 21.03.2009 at 23:46h
very, very good. Great work. Ciao Guglielmo.roberto del dotto, 23.03.2009 at 11:41h
Thank you very much for your commet. This your photo is very nice; good the contrast |
luigi b., 10.05.2009 at 10:16h
excellent++++andres Rul.lan, 11.05.2009 at 12:31h
Beautiful++++++++++++Lucia Guarneri, 23.07.2009 at 11:43h
wow.... no words for this wonderful picture! this is one of my favorite! ciao, Luciaimagenbruja, 31.07.2009 at 2:24h
wow! muy buen retrato!Enrico A.M. DV, 7.08.2009 at 12:46h
beautiful pictureGiancarlo Biondi, 7.08.2009 at 14:46h
beautiful!andrew.one, 26.08.2009 at 23:59h
nice pictureBavernavar, 14.12.2009 at 7:24h
Magnifique photo ,j'adoreAmicalement Bernard
Kambiz Bagheri, 28.06.2010 at 14:16h
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