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NOMAD
TRIBES OF IRAN:
There are about one and a half million Nomads in
modern Iran, extending from the border of Turkistan
to the warm waters of the Persian Gulf. Most of
these tribes, the Kurds, the Lurs, the Bakhtiaris,
the Guilaks (on the Caspian Coast), the Baluchis,
are the original invaders who, in the first
millennium BC, swept down from Central Asia and
settled in various parts of the Iranian Plateau.
Most the tribes of central Iran are from pure Aryan
stock,while other tribes such as the Arabs of
Khuzestan and Khorassan, the Turkish tribes of
Quchan, the Qashqai tribes, the Shahsevan and Afshar
tribes of Azarbaijan and the Turkmans are remnants
of races that have passed through Iran at various
periods of history.
Traditionally, there has always existed a close link
in Iran between the ruling dynasty and the
domination of one particular tribe or ethnic group.
In the 20th century, some governments have in vain
attempted to carry out national integration, or
Personalization, of this heterogeneous population
(particularly during the reign of (Reza Shah), in
the hope that tribal and Cultural distinctions would
disappear with the economic and political
development of the country.
There are many divisions and sub-Divisions for each
of the main tribes and tens of smaller tribes. With
the expansion of education and better communications
the young generation of Iranian tribes has made
great progress supplying very intelligent engineers,
medical men, administrators, scientists and even
women doctors to serve the country.
ToDay there are over a hundred different tribes,
each with its own dialect, picturesque dress,
dwelling-place and chief. The most important tribes
are as follows:
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AFSHARS AND SHAHSEVANS
Having arrived in Iran in two waves
under the Seljuks and the Mongols in
11th and 13th centuries, respectively,
Afshars are pastoral nomads. They have
their summer quarters on the slopes of
the Sabalan mountain at 4, 860 meters (Azarbaijan),
between Lake Orumieh and Qazvin and
Hamadan, and their winter quarters are
in the hot plains of Moghan, near the
Caspian Coast. Some Afshar tribes are
also scattered in areas between Kerman
and Bandar-e Abbas in southern Iran.
ToDay, an ever-increasing number of
Afshars have settled down and became
farmers.
Living in the northeastern Azarbaijan
province, Shahsevans (renamed II Sevan
after the victory of Islamic Revolution)
were organized by Shah Abbas I in the
17th century as a militia from tribes of
diverse origin. Mainly Turkish speaking,
they were used to put down rebellions of
other tribes. They were divided between
Iranian Azarbaijan and the Russian or
former Soviet Azarbaijan after the
occupation of part of our country by the
aggressive Russian forces during the
Qajar Ka'ab. Tamim and Khamis. A small
population of Arab tribes, descendants
of early emigrants, lives in eastern
Khorassan near Bojnurd and in some
places in Fars.
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BAKHTIARIS
They dwell in the high grounds of Zard
Kuh mountain (Zagros range to the west
of Esfahan) extending to the south of
Esfahan, and around Shahr-e Kurd, with
winter quarters in Khuzestan,
particularly the kinder plains around
Dezful, Susa, and Ramhormoz. They are
divided into two main groups, the Haft
Lang and the Chahar Lang, subdivided in
turn into several tribes and sub-tribes
or tayefeh. Most Bakhtiaris speak
Persian or a Luri dialect, although part
of the populations, concentrated in the
towns and villages in the south of
Khuzestan province, speak Arabic. Their
clothing, with trousers extraordinarily
wide, round hat and short tunic, is
reminiscent of the Arsasid (Parthian)
period, 200 BC-280 AD.
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BALUCH TRIBES
Originating in Khorassan, the
northeastern province of Iran, they are
scattered and live in the Mokran region
far southeast of the country, a vast
area from the Pakistan border to the
Iranian deserts. Their language is pure
Persian. Nowadays mainly settled in
urban centers such as Zahedan, the
Baluch tribes consist of many different
smaller tribes, making their living out
of camel herding and agriculture.
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GUILAKS
These tribes are among the most original
tribes of Iran, speaking a pure Persian
dialect and dwelling in the maritime
provinces of Iran. Their number is
dwindling, but one can still see the
remnants of these stoic tribes in Talish.
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KURDS
The Kurdish people of Iran occupy a vast
area from the northernmost borderline of
Azarbaijan to the hot plain of
Khuzestan. Descendants of the
Indo-European tribes that arrived in
Iran in the first millennium BC, they
speak an old Persian dialect and regard
themselves as the descendants of the
Medes. Kurds are to be found mainly in
Iran, Iraq, and Turkey. In Iran, they
consist of many tribes, of which the
chief branches are:
The northern Kurds of Maku and
northwestern Azarbaijan;
The Mahabad Kurds, dwelling in the area
between Lake Orumieh and the mountains
of Kurdestan proper and the Khorassan;
The Kurds of Sanandaj with subdivisions
in Paveh, Saqqez, and the Iraqi border;
The Kurds of Kermanshah, from the Zagros
mountains to the Khuzestan plain.
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LUR TRIBES
They are probably the most intact tribes
of Iran, retaining their robustness,
virility, and tall stature. They are
mostly cultivators and shepherds and
occupy the high grounds of Lurestan,
south of Kurdestan, and Kermanshah
provinces.
The Lursare thought to be a division of
the ancient Kurds, both tribes being
considered true descendants of the
Medes. The Mamasani Lurs dwelling in
western mountains of Fars form one of
the most important clans.
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TURKMANS
They descend from the Mongols who
arrived in Iran very early on, in the
11th century AD, and are powerfully
built, with high cheekbones and slanting
eyes. They live in the northeast of the
country, north of Khorassan and east of
Mazandaran. They dwell on the vast flat
lands of Turkmansahra, which is situated
between the Caspian Coast and the
southern mountains. ToDay, they
constitute the most active
agriculturists and fishermen of the
region, and unlike the other ethnic
groups, they are Sunni.
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