In early May 2023, I joined the Bakhtiari nomads for my first experience of the Kooch — their seasonal migration on foot through the Zagros Mountains. We started in the foothills near Lali in southern Iran and walked for around ten days through rivers, forests, and steep mountain passes. The altitude changed from 700 to 2,850 metres, and with it, the weather, landscape, and rhythm of life.
Passing a peak on our spring camp
Bakhtiari Nomadic Migration, Iran
in the camp of Bakhtiari tribe
Two very beautiful and clever Bakhtiari girls in their nomadic camp
passing snow part of nomadic trail in heart of Zagros mountains
A new born goat carrying by Bakhtiari man in the spring nomadic migration
A Bakhtiari woman in heart of Zagros mountains
Bakhtiari Nomadic camp
The beautiful landscape of Zagros during spring season
A Bakhtiari man throwing a spear to try and move a hat that has been blown to the valley floor by the wind.
Hunting of nomads in middle of Zagros mountains
A very cute Bakhtiari girl in heart of mountains of Alborz
