The Qashqai are a Turkic speaking ethnic group from the south west of Iran. They are divided into several tribes scattered over neighboring territories in the Zagros Mountains
Each autumn, the Qashqai leave the mountains and embark on an ardous journey to the plains of the Persian Gulf; each tribe pursues their separate ancestral route.
They return to their mountain camps in the following spring.
Their lives are dictated by the cycles of nature, as well as by the challenges of modernity.
Their hard life is frequently echoed in their songs, often sad and melancholic.
Enjoy ‘Bashgarayli’ sang by Afsane Jangiru, a Qashqai artist
‘Everybody leaves the mountains, no one stays behind
Many come and go
This worls is like an inn and
No one will remember me’
Photos by Mohhamed Eskandary
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