Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province

By: Pantea Nikzad

Traditional wedding ceremony in Sar Agha Seyed village

TEHRAN, Jul. 12 (MNA) – The wedding ceremony is held in Sar Agha Seyed village of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran with special rituals. This ceremony lasts for several days. Almost all of the villagers are invited to the wedding ceremony.

By: Pantea Nikzad

Oak trees on Zagros with breathtaking views in SW Iran

SHAHR-E-KORD, May 18 (MNA) – Oak trees are considered as the main vegetation of Zagros mountains that have bestowed the breathtaking scenery and landscape to this area.

By: Pantea Nikzad

Bakhtiari nomadic lifestyle

SHAHREKORD, May 01 (MNA) – These days, the mountainous and winding roads of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province host nomads who have become impatient with the scorching heat.

By: Pantea Nikzad

Eye-catching Chaharmahal & Bakhtiari Province

SHAHR-E KORD, Apr. 24 (MNA) – Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It lies in the southwestern part of the country. Its capital is Shahr-e Kord.

By: Pantea Nikzad

Breathtaking scenery of inverted tulips in Kuhrang

KUHRANG, Apr. 21 (MNA) – The fritillaria imperialis tulips, known as inverted tulips, have now blossomed in Kuhrang in Chaharmahal-o-Bakhtiari Province in central Iran.

By: Mehrdad Safarpour

Almond blossoms

TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA) – Almond trees flower early in the spring making them a symbol of new life in Iran's Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari. The almond tree’s branches grow out and up, speckled with white or soft pink five-petal flowers in spring.

By: Pantea Nikzad

Roof of Iran trapped in dust

TEHRAN, Mar. 18 (MNA) – The capital city of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Shahr-e Kord, known as “Roof of Iran”, is swallowed by a massive dust storm.

By: Pantea Nikzad

Traditional carpet weaving in Chaleshtar, SW Iran

SHAHREKORD, Feb. 20 (MNA) – Having a world-wide reputation, handmade carpets are the most important handicrafts in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province of Iran, which account for a significant part of the country's carpet export every year.

By: Pantea Nikzad

Choghakhor Wetland during winter

TEHRAN, Jan. 30 (MNA) – Choghakhor Wetland in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province is hosting migratory birds during the winter. Choghakhor is considered as one of the most important habitats for the endemic Zagros pupfish, aka Aphanius vladykovi.

By: Mehrdad Safarpour Dehkordi

Paragliding over Iran's Zagros Mountains

SHAHREKORD, Jan. 25 (MNA) – Being located in the heart of the Zagros Mountains, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province in southwestern Iran enjoys special topographic and geographical conditions, which is believed to be a paradise for paragliding.

By: Mehrdad Safarpour

Felt weaving in Shahrekord

SHAHREKORD, Dec. 14 (MNA) – One of the main handicraft products of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province is felt, which has its own special uses from the past until now.

By: Mehrdad Safarpour

Historical village of Yaseh Chah

TEHRAN, Nov. 21 (MNA) – Located in Shahr-e Kord County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Yaseh Chah is a village in which there is no public transport. It’s like a desert town built in the mountains. Houses made from mud and brick.

By: Pantea Nikzad

A peek into nomad’s lifestyle in SW Iran

KUHRANG, Nov. 07 (MNA) – Following photos have been taken from Lirah village in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province.

By: Pantea Nikzad

Traditional dyeing in SW Iran

CHALESHTAR, Nov. 01 (MNA) – Traditional dyeing methods are still being used in some regions of the country to gain high-quality materials for producing handmade Persian carpets. 

By: Pantea Nikzad

Gandoman Pond in central Iran

GANDOMAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) – Gandoman Pond is located near Borujen County in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province in Iran. It has been a haven for seasonal migratory birds for centuries.

By: Pantea Nikzad

Bakhtiari nomadic lifestyle

SHAHREKORD, Oct. 06 (MNA) – Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari is one of the key places where nomads live. In spring nomads headed for the cooler pastures of the Zagros and at the end of autumn they would return to Khuzestan Province.

By: Pantea Nikzad

Night of Sham-e-Ghariban in Chaleshtar Mosque

CHALESHTAR, Aug. 31 (MNA) – Observing all health protocols, the night of Sham-e-Ghariban was held at Chaleshtar Mosque in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province on Sunday, during which people mourned for the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS).

By: Pantea Nikzad

PV panels supplying electricity of far-fetched village

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Solar-powered photovoltaic (PV) panels are used to supply the required electricity for the residents and nomads of the far-fetched and impassable Bi-Abeh village in the southwestern Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province in Iran.

Almond Harvest in western Iran

TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) – Passing the sizzling days of mid-summer, farmers in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, western Iran, have started the almond harvest.

By: Pantea Nikzad

Forces mobilized to extinguish wildfire of oak forests in SW

LORDEGAN, Jul. 08 (MNA) – Forces of police, army, and red crescent society along with a host of voluntary forces have been mobilized to fight the wildfire that is spreading in the oak forests of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province.

By: Pantea Nikzad

Visiting source of Iran’s longest river

KUHRANG, Jul. 05 (MNA) – Situated in Chaharmahal-o-Bakhtiari Province, Kuhrang spring is the source of Zayandeh Rud, Iran’s longest river.