Chaharmahali Turks

Chaharmahali Turks (چهارمحال تۆرکلری Çəharməhal Türkləri) are a Turkic people who live in the Chaharmahal region of Iran and speak Chaharmahali Turkic.^[2]

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
Shia Islam
Related ethnic groups
Other Turkic peoples (especially Qashqai)

Tribes and dialects

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.

The majority of Chaharmahali Turks speak Qashqai and Chaharmahali Turkic (both Oghuz languages), as well as Persian—the official language of Iran.^[3]

Demographics

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]