Hiking in Zagros Khuzestan / Bakhtiari / Lorestan

Bakhtiari nomads are one of the most noble and ancient Iranian tribes and also one of the largest tribes in Iran and constitute the most important nomadic community in Iran. Bakhtiari land includes parts of the six provinces of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, Isfahan, Fars, Lorestan and Khuzestan. The life of nomadic people is linked to migration. They travel twice a year with their herds, go to the mountains and hills, and endure the hardships of crossing valleys, rivers and mountains to find better pastures: in spring to the mountains in their summer quarters (sardsīr or yaylāq), and in autumn to valleys and the plains in their winter quarters (garmsīr or qishlāq).

The livestock the Bakhtiari mainly raise are goats, sheep, horses, and cattle. However, some Bakhtiari also engage in agricultural occupations, and mostly cultivate wheat and other cereal grains. In the past, the number of nomads in Iran was higher, but over time, many of them became monogamous, although there are still nomads who are committed to their migration and the simple and intimate life of their people in different parts of Iran. Bakhtiari nomads have their own customs, from weddings to hunting, Nowruz, clothes and the birth of a baby and ....