Fun Facts

Some fun facts are about the Bakhtiari culture is that they have 2 players in the NFL( David and Eric) one plays for the Green Bay Packers and one is a free agent right now. How would of thought that an Bakhtiarian person from Iran is playing professional football now. The Bakhtiari are noted in Iran for their remarkable music which inspired Alexander Borodin. The Bakhtiari dialect is the most popular dialect of the Lurish Language. The term "bakhtiari" can be best translated as "companion of chance" or "bearer of good luck"The term has deep Persian roots and is the result of two smaller words "bakht" and "yar" complied together. "Bakht" is the Persian word for "chance" and "yar", "iar", "iari" literally means "companion". The latter designation largely relates to the nature of the tribe's annual "migration". This has to do with the harsh nature of Bakhtiari life and overcoming of countless difficulties that Bakhtiaris have faced in the Zagros ranges. In this sense, Bakhtiaris view themselves as a hardworking tribe, facing numerous obstacles everyday and yet fortunate enough to overcome each of these challenges as a solid unit. The Bakhtiari men and girl live permanently in the village of Karyak, about 120 miles south of Esfahan where the Kershan River, a tributary of Karun, serves as the boundary between the Bakhtiari and Boyer Ahmadi tribes.