No one knows exactly where the Bakhtiari people came from before settling in the Zagros Mountains. But over the past several thousand years, their roots have grown deep into this land — in what is now ...

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In Iran's remote plains and mountains, nomadic women endure life without access to proper toilets and clean water. Despite being vital to Iran's economy, these nomads face a daily struggle for basic ...

Part of the Bakhtiari people, they live as their ancestors did, migrating between pastures in western and southwestern Iran. Women play a vital... No one knows exactly where the Bakhtiari people came ...

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