Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province

Tourists traveling to the Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari Province in southwestern Iran do not hesitate to order “Bakhtiari kebab” when they go to a restaurant.

Iranian people including farmers in the western city of Shahrekord, capital city of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, have staged a march calling on authorities to take measures to deal with water shortage problems.

An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale has rocked Western Iran.

Shirdong weaving is one of the handicrafts of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province in southwestern Iran.

An Iranian official says the collapse of Nilchian fire clay mine in Iran's Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province has killed two miners.

Life in Bardeh historical castle is ongoing just as in the past, contrary to most other historical structures, which are either abandoned or turned into museums after restoration.

It has been centuries that residents of several villages in the western Iranian province of Charmahal and Bakhtiari have been working at a local salt mine.

Sar-e Aqa Seyyed is a stepped village in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, south-western Iran.

The Armenian cemeteries in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, southwestern Iran, are among the region's most interesting tourist attractions.

Located in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Ardal and Mashayekh is a temperate mountainous region with magnificent sceneries.

Photos by Pantea Nikzad, showing the huge fire that recently engulfed the oak trees of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province in western Iran.

Khoda-Afarin mountain pass is one of the most dangerous ones crossed by Iranian nomads in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province in the country’s south-west.

As the Iranian people have self-isolated amid the outbreak of coronavirus and have become obsessed by the health tips in the purchase of groceries, many families have decided to bake homemade bread to avoid getting out and buying from the bakeries.

The art of making felt is an age-old tradition in Iran’s western province of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari that was invented by the ancient people, since the region is a major producer of livestock and wool, the natural fabric used in the felt.

The surface of water at Choghakhor wetland in south-western Iran is frozen during cold winter days.

Aunt Sogoli collects oaks along with her daughters and daughter-in-laws following the first autumn rainfall in Shahr-e Kord, a city in Western Iran. Photo by Maryam Al-e Momen, IRNA

The Perseids meteor shower is an annual event that happens in mid-August, stunning sky-gazers across the world.

Lordegan heights, surrounded by oak forests with numerous fountains, look just like heaven during May.

The arrival of spring in Iran has given spectacular scenery to Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province in the country’s west and West Azarbaijan province in the north-west, among others.

The Persian New Year or Nowruz is celebrated in a wide range of ways in different cities of Iran as there are many different ethnic groups and a great cultural diversity across the country. However, there are also some Nowruz customs that are the same among all the people living in Iran.

Wool felt products of Iran are very welcomed by Western countries as they have medical and industrial use besides being a handicraft.

Autumn is known as the season when the leaves fall down and the nature dies before being born again. It is also seen as the time of plenty, a time for hard work, and a time when we wistfully watch the year fade into winter.

Zardlimeh Waterfall is an outstanding beauty located in Zagros Mountains in Iran’s Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province.

Upside-down tulip is a special type of fritillaries mainly found in the Zagros Mountain range in western and southern Iran.

“Briz” in the Bakhtiari language means “to fry”, and “Ab Briz” means meat cooked and fried in its own stock. The word has been abbreviated as “Abriz,” also known as “Owriz.”