Nomads

By: Amir Ali Razaghi

Iran’s Bakhtiari nomad

SHAHREKORD, Jul. 21 (MNA) – The Bakhtiaris are a southwestern Iranian tribe and a subgroup of the Lurs. Bakhtiaris primarily inhabit Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari and eastern Khuzestan, Lorestan, Bushehr, and Isfahan provinces, Iran. A small percentage of Bakhtiari are still nomadic pastoralists, migrating between summer quarters and winter quarters.
2019-07-21 15:16
By: Raheleh Hesari

Iran’s Golestan nomadic cultural festival

GORGAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – The cultural festival of Golestan nomads was held on Friday in Ziarat village, Golestan Province, Iran.
2019-07-20 16:24
By: Alieh Sa’adatpour

Key role of women in economy of rural families in NW Iran

ARDEBIL, Jun. 18 (MNA) – Women breadwinners play an important and significant role in boosting economy of rural families in particular. Located in northwestern part of the country, women of this province play a leading role in economy of families. This province is home to 600,000 people in a way that rural and nomad women account for 36 percent of total population of this province.
2019-06-18 16:01
By: Arian Nasrollahi

Iran’s Kurdistan Nomads

SANANDAJ, Jun. 16 (MNA) –Nomads of Kurdistan province, west of Iran move from their winter resort locations to summer grazing lands with their animals and move back to their winter resort locations again when it gets cold in annual or seasonal migration.
2019-06-16 14:59
By: Vahid Abdi

Iran’s Azerbaijan nomadic cultural festival

KALEYBAR, May 04 (MNA) –The 26th cultural festival of Azerbaijan nomad was held in Kaleybar County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran on Friday.
2019-05-04 12:10
Iran Nomad national festival in Jaffarabad

JAFARABAD, Apr. 28 (MNA) – The 9th national festival of Mugan plain nomad was held in Jafarabad city in Ardebil province, northwest of Iran.
2019-04-28 11:46
Iran claimed title of Pahlavani event in 3rd World Nomad Games

TEHRAN, Sep. 05 (MNA) – Gaining three gold medals, Iranian wrestlers were crowned at the Pahlavani event of 3rd World Nomad Games, in Kyrgyzstan.
2018-09-05 10:35
By: Maryam Kamyab

Nomadic lifestyle

TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (MNA) – North Khorasan is one of the key places where Kurdish nomads live.
2018-08-26 12:01
By: Amin Berenjkar

Iranian southern nomads showcase capabilities

SHIRAZ, Aug. 24 (MNA) – Villagers and nomads from Iranian southern province of Fars are staging their capabilities at the first edition of an exhibition devoted to nomadic and rural lifestyle. The event is underway at Azadi Park in Shiraz.
2018-08-24 12:54
By: Reza Zangeneh

Nomads in Hamedan province

HAMEDAN, Jul. 07 (MNA) – Zagros Mountains, which cross Hamedan province in Western Iran, provide a rich ground and pastures for the livestock and life of nomads of the region.
2018-07-07 12:35
Amir-Abdollahian lauds Iraqi Shia, Sunni nomads’ role in war on ISIL

TEHRAN, Feb. 26 (MNA) – Meeting with the chiefs of Sunni nomad tribes of Iraq, Iranian Parliament's General Director for International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian praised Iraqi nomads for their stance against ISIL in the war on terror in Iraq.
2018-02-26 21:15
By: Fatemeh Abedi

Arak hosts national festival of tribes, nomads

TEHRAN, Dec. 20 (MNA) – Representatives from 31 provinces of Iran showcase their tribal and ethnical rituals at the national festival of tribes and nomads in Iranian central city of Arak.
2017-12-20 14:35
By: Farhad Safari

Iranian nomads’ wedding ceremony, symphony of colors

SHIRAZ, Sep. 10 (MNA) – Iranian nomads of Bakhtiari tribe celebrate their wedding ceremonies with clothes of diverse colors which make their parties as colorful as works of Jackson Pollock.
2017-09-10 16:05