Nomads Tour in Iran

There are about one and a half million nomads in 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) and 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 of the tribes in 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 Azerbaijan and the Turkmens 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./ More

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Do you ever get tired of living where you are? Do you want to break free from the bustling city life? Don’t we all sometimes? But can you picture yourself living far out in nature just getting along with only basic living necessities?

Industry in Qazvin

In old day Persia, Qazvin was along the Silk Road. In Modern day Iran, Qazvin is our main north-south transit corridor. And that is one of the reasons Qazvin is an industrial hub for Iran’s medium-scale industries.

Canoeing

You can’t hear enough about the benefits of exercising. And I’m not going to take your time reminding you. But I will tell you this, nobody is going to move your arms and legs for you. You need to make an effort yourself and start paddling your own canoe. That is literally what these athletes did.

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Arasbaran, northwestern Iran, is a mountainous region. Its brilliant history and magnificent natural landscapes are great for ecotourism. Since 1976, UNESCO has registered 72,460 hectares of the region as biosphere reserve. Iranian nomads spend hot days of summer in Arasbaran.

ARASBARAN in UNESCO
This biosphere reserve situated in the north of Iran at the border to Armenia and Azerbaijan belongs to the Caucasus Iranian Highlands. In-between the Caspian, Caucasus and Mediterranean region, the area covers mountains up to 2,200 meters, high alpine meadows, semi-arid steppes, rangelands and forests, rivers and springs.
Arasbaran is the territory of about 23,500 nomads who are mainly living in the buffer and transition zones (2000). Economic activities in the biosphere reserve are mainly agriculture, animal husbandry, horticulture, apiculture, handicrafts and tourism, but business activities can also be found in urbanized areas. (more)
Photo: Masoumeh Fariborzi

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