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Chahar Mahaal and Bakhtiari is one of the 30 provinces of Iran. It is in the south of the country. Its center is Shahre kord. Image File history File links IranChaharMahaalBakhtiari. ... Iran consists of 30 provinces: Provinces are governed from a local center, mostly the largest local city. ... Shahre kord is a city in western Iran, with a population of 110,000 (2005 est), and is the capital of the Chahar Mahaal and Bakhtiari province. ...

It has an area of 16533 square kilometers and a population of 832,000 (2005 estimate).

Administrative divisions

Counties ("Shahrestan"s)

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Cities and towns

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Chahar Mahaal and Bakhtiari

The province is mainly active in the agriculture sector. Most of the industrial sector is clustered around the center of the province.

Colleges and universities

History and culture

The history of the province is tied to that of the Bakhtiari tribe that originate from the Lurs. The Bakhtiari tribe can be divided into two sub-tribes, Haft Lang and Chahar Lang with various territorial affiliations. The Bakhtiari territories at times also came under Fars province and Khuzestan province. Image File history File links Ghaleh_samsamolsaltaneh. ... Image File history File links Ghaleh_samsamolsaltaneh. ... The Bakhtiari (or Bakhtiyari) are a group of southern Iranian people. ... See Lurs for other uses Lur is a name given to two distinct types of wind musical instrument. ... Fars, which is historically known as Persis in European languages, is one of the largest provinces in Iran, covering almost 10 per cent of the country. ... Map showing Khuzestan in Iran Domes like this are quite common in Khuzestan province. ...

The province has various unique traditions and rituals relative to the 'tribal' lifestyles. Special forms of music, dance, and clothing are noteworthy.

External links

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