Bazoft District () is in
Kuhrang County
Kuhrang County () is in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Chelgerd.
History
In 2009, Bazoft-e Bala Rural District was created in Bazoft District, and Doab Rural District was separated from it in the for ...
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Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province,
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
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Its capital is the city of
Bazoft.
History
In 2009,
Bazoft-e Bala Rural District was created in the district, and
Doab Rural District was separated from it in the formation of
Doab Samsami District.
Two villages were merged to form the new city of
Bazoft in 2014.
Demographics
Ethnicity
The population is mainly composed of
Bakhtiari Lurs from the
Haft Lang tribes.
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 14,270 in 2,459 households.
The following census in 2011 counted 12,185 people in 2,459 households.
The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 14,742 inhabitants living in 3,478 households.
Administrative divisions
Geography
In the heart of the Zagros mountains, in the foothills of the Zardkuh mountain range, the Bazoft district is located about 180km west of Shahrekord and 200km east of Masjed Soleyman on the Shahrekord-Masjed Soleyman road. The Bazoft river, located near the Zardkuh mountains, is one of the main affluents of the Karun river.
Gallery
Bazoft_Fog.jpg, Bazoft valley under a heavy fog
View_of_Zardkuh.jpg, Zard Kuh
Zard-Kuh (meaning "Yellow Mountain", also spelled Zardkuh, Zarduh Kuh or Zard Kuh-e Bakhtiari; Persian: زردکوه بختیاری) is a sub-range in the central Zagros Mountains, Iran.
With an elevation of , its highest peak "Kolonchin" is ...
mountains from the city of Bazoft
Bakhtiari_nomad_camp.jpg, Bakhtiari nomads settlement
Sheeps_and_goats.jpg, Goats and sheep in the foothill of Zardkuh
Bazoft_river_snow.jpg, Bazoft river in winter
Bakhtiari_nomads.jpg, Nomadic transhumance in the village of Hossein Abad
See also
Notes
References
Districts of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province
Populated places in Kuhrang County
1989 establishments in Iran
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