Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province

Coordinates: 31°58′N 50°29′E / 31.967°N 50.483°E / 31.967; 50.483
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Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province
Persian: استان چهارمحال و بختیاری
Province
Location of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province in Iran
Location of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province in Iran
Coordinates: 31°58′N 50°29′E / 31.967°N 50.483°E / 31.967; 50.483
Country Iran
RegionRegion 2[1]
CapitalShahr-e Kord
Counties12
Government
 • Governor-generalGholamali Heydari Soudjani
 • MPs of Assembly of ExpertsAlireza Eslamian
 • Representative of the Supreme LeaderMohammad Ali Nekunam
Area
 • Total16,332 km2 (6,306 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total947,763
 • Density58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+03:30 (IRST)
Main language(s)Luri language
Persian
Qashqai Turkish
HDI (2017)0.798[3]
high · 13th

Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province (Persian: استان چهارمحال و بختیاری)[a] is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Shahr-e Kord.[4] The province lies in the southwest of the country, with an area of 16,332 square kilometers.

At the 2006 National Census, the province's population was 843,784 in 194,171 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 895,263 people in 234,416 households.[6] By the time the 2016 census was conducted, the province's population had risen to 947,763 in 270,434 households.[2]

The province was classified as part of Region 2 upon the division of the provinces into 5 regions solely for coordination and development purposes on June 22, 2014.[1]

Administrative divisions[edit]

The structure and populations of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province's administrative divisions are shown in the following table.

Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province
Administrative Divisions 2006[5] 2011[6] 2016[2]
Ardal County 68,740 53,514 48,880
Ben County[b] — — 28,326
Borujen County 113,795 118,681 122,483
Falard County[c] — — —
Farrokhshahr County[d] — — —
Farsan County 90,111 93,941 95,286
Khanmirza County[e] — — —
Kiar County[f] — 58,047 50,976
Kuhrang County 33,468 35,915 41,535
Lordegan County 175,289 194,783 209,681
Saman County[b] — — 34,616
Shahrekord County 362,381 340,382 315,980
Total 843,784 895,263 947,763

Cities[edit]

According to the 2016 census, 607,444 people (over 64% of the population of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province) live in the following cities: Aluni 5,248, Ardal 10,113, Babaheydar 11,202, Bazoft 1,519, Ben 12,971, Boldaji 11,980, Borujen 57,071, Chelgerd 2,989, Cholicheh 4,945, Dashtak 4,016, Dastana 5,143, Faradonbeh 13,317, Farrokh Shahr 31,739, Farsan 30,504, Gahru 6,263, Gandoman 6,291, Gujan 6,179, Hafshejan 21,352, Haruni 3,601, Junqan 14,433, Kaj 4,227, Kian 12,948, Lordegan 40,528, Mal-e Khalifeh 4,024, Manj 1,492, Nafech 4,059, Naghan 6,125, Naqneh 9,923, Pardanjan 8,699, Saman 14,192, Samsami 1,203, Sar Khun 2,131, Sardasht 5,691, Sefiddasht 5,471, Shahr-e Kord 190,441, Shalamzar 6,899, Sudjan 5,581, Sureshjan 12,308, Taqanak 6,170, and Vardanjan 4,456.[2]

Languages[edit]

Linguistic map of Chahar Mahal va Bakhtiari province

Bakhtiāri, which belongs to the Luri language of the Iranian language family, is the province's main language. Bakhtiāri is primarily spoken in the valleys of the higher areas in the western half of the province. It is also spoken in the lower areas around Lordegān in the south, and by speakers who have moved into the cities in the north-east.[12]

In the north-east quarter of the province, people in most cities and villages speak either Chārmahāli (also in the Southwestern branch of Iranian) or Chaharmahali Turkic. Chārmahāli is transitional between Bakhtiari and Persian varieties of Isfahan province, but more similar to the latter. Chārmahāli varieties spoken in cities include Dehkordi (in Shahr-e Kord), Ghafarrokhi (in Farrokh Shahr), Heysheguni (in Hafshejān), and Borujeni (in Borujen). There are also many other varieties of Chārmahāli spoken in rural areas. Most types of Turkic spoken in this province are similar to Qashqa’i of Fars province, but they are transitional to the Āzarbāyjāni (Azerbaijani) language of north-west Iran. The Chārmahāli and Turkic language areas overlap with one another, and in the foothills of the Zagros and in the larger cities, they intermingle with Bakhtiāri as well.[12]

Tehrani-type Persian is now being taught by parents to children as a first language in some parts of the province, with the highest concentrations in the cities.[12]

Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Linguistic Composition[13]
language percent
Luri
 
 61.88%
Persian
 
 20.3%
Turkic
 
 17.80%
Other, mixed
 
 0.02%

The Atlas of the Languages of Iran (ALI) published a series of language maps for Chahar Mahal and Bakhtiari province, including a point-based and polygon (area-based) language distribution maps, and several linguistic data maps.[12]

Written descriptions of some of the Bakhtiāri varieties in the province.[14][15] and a lexicon of the Bakhtiāri language[16] have also been published.

Economy[edit]

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

The province has the potential to become a vibrant tourist attraction because of its natural resources.[17]

Natural attractions[edit]

Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province is the source and birthplace of many springs, rivers and waterfalls that supply the water of the two great and vital rivers of Zayanderud and Karoon and cause the development of many cities in the country. Natural attractions include Zayanderud river, Zamankhan bridge, Kouhrang 1 Dam, Dime spring, Sheik Ali Khan waterfall, Chama Ice cave, Darkesh varkesh canyon, Rostam Abad Sardab spring, Do Polan, Karoon-4 dam, Darreh Esgh (love valley), Atashgah waterfall, Choghakhor Wetland, Pire Ghar cave, Siasard spring, Helen protected area, Barm spring, Sendegan spring, Tang Sayyad national Park, Parvaz national park, Sarab cave, Gandoman wetland, Zard lime waterfall, Kordikon waterfall.[18]

Colleges and universities[edit]

See also[edit]

Media related to Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province at Wikimedia Commons flag Iran portal

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Also romanized as Ostân-e Čahâr-Mahâl-o Baxtiyâri
  2. ^ a b Separated from Shahrekord County after the 2011 census[7]
  3. ^ Separated from Lordegan County after the 2016 census[8]
  4. ^ Separated from Shahrekord County after the 2016 census[9]
  5. ^ Separated from Lordegan County after the 2016 census[10]
  6. ^ Separated from Ardal County and Shahrekord County after the 2006 census[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "استان‌های کشور به ۵ منطقه تقسیم شدند". همشهری آنلاین. 22 June 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 14. Archived from the original (Excel) on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  4. ^ Habibi, Hassan (21 June 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, centered in the city of Shahrekord". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 14. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 14. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  7. ^ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (29 September 2013). "Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province". Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of Farabi Mobile Library (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 10 January 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  8. ^ Mokhbar, Mohammad (21 April 1401). "The approval letter of the Board of Ministers regarding the national divisions of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province was announced". DOTIC (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  9. ^ "Farrokhshahr, the twelfth county of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province". Khabar Online (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. 15 August 2023. Archived from the original on 16 August 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  10. ^ Jahangiri, Ishaq (12 August 2018). "Approval letter regarding country divisions in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  11. ^ Davodi, Parviz (18 September 1386). "Reforms of country divisions in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 15 August 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  12. ^ a b c d "Language distribution: Chahar Mahal va Bakhtiari Province". Iran Atlas. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  13. ^ "Language distribution: Chahr Mahal va Bakhtiari Province". 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  14. ^ Khosravi, Abdol’ali. 1996/1375. Guyesh-e Bakhtiāri: Ketāb-e chahārom [Bakhtiari dialect: Fourth book]. Esfahan: Nashr-e Ghazal.
  15. ^ Tāheri, Esfandyār. 2010/1389. Guyesh-e Bakhtiāri-ye Kuhrang [The Bakhtiari dialect of Kuhrang]. Tehran: IHCS Press.
  16. ^ Madadi, Zohrāb. 1996/1375. Vāzhehnāmeh-ye zabān-e Bakhtiāri [Lexicon of the Bakhtiari language]. Tehran & Esfahan: Enteshārāt-e Āyāt.
  17. ^ "Choghakhor to become a tourist hub by 2008". www.payvand.com. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  18. ^ "A trip to Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari".
  19. ^ "Islamic Azad University Shahrekord Branch - About Shahrekord". 15 August 2011. Archived from the original on 15 August 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2019.

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