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Chaharmahali Turks

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Chaharmahali Turks
چهارمحال تۆرکلری
Total population
390,000[1] (est.)
Regions with significant populations
Saman, Ben, Shahrekord, Borujen and Farsan counties
Languages
Chaharmahali Turkic
Qashqai, Persian
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Other Turkic peoples
Especially Qashqai

Chaharmahali Turks (Chaharmahali Turkic: چهارمحال تۆرکلری) are a Turkic people who live in Chaharmahal region of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province and speak Chaharmahali Turkic.[2]

Tribes and dialects

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The majority of Chaharmahal Turks are from the Qashqai tribal confederation. The Chaharmahali Turks who are not Qashqai are part of Dareshuri, Nefer, Baharlu, Seljuq, Inallu, Qizilbash, Bayat, Afshar, Khalaj or Belwardi tribes.

Most of Chaharmahali Turks speak Qashqai Turkish and Chaharmahali Turkish, a branch of Oghuz Turkic languages, as well as Persian, the official language of Iran.[3]

Demographics

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Chaharmahal Turks comprise 12.1% of the population of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, and about 30% of the population of Chaharmahal region itself. The majority of their population is in the counties of Saman, Ben, Shahrekord, Borujen and Farsan. They are Shia Muslims.[2][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Total population of populated places (with language distribution data)". Iran Atlas. Archived from the original on 2022-06-03. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b شماره کتابشناسی ملی:۲۸۷۷۸۳۱/طرح بررسی و سنجش شاخص‌های فرهنگ عمومی کشور (شاخص‌های غیرثبتی){گزارش}:استان چهارمحال و بختیاری/به سفارش شورای فرهنگ عمومی کشور؛ مدیر طرح و مسئول سیاست گذاری:منصور واعظی؛ اجرا:شرکت پژوهشگران خبره پارس -شابک:۱–۴۴–۶۶۲۷–۶۰۰–۹۷۸ *وضعیت نشر:تهران-موسسه انتشارات کتاب نشر ۱۳۹۱ *وضعیت ظاهری:۳۰۰ ص:جدول (بخش رنگی)، نمودار (بخش رنگی)
  3. ^ Doerfer, Gerhard (2008). "İran'daki Türk Dilleri". Dil Araştırmaları (3). Archived from the original on 2022-09-28. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  4. ^ Razmara, Haj Ali (February 1953). Geographical Culture of Iran, Volume 10. Haj Ali Razmara.