Basseri

Basseri
Basseri kids in Naqsh-e Rostam
Total population
72,000[1]
Regions with significant populations
Fars Province
Languages
Basseri dialect of Persian
Religion
Shia islam
Related ethnic groups
Bakhtiari

The Basseri (Persian: باسری or باصری) are a Persian nomadic and pastoral tribe of the Fars Province in Iran. Their migratory area is around Shiraz. They are one of the five tribes of the larger Khamseh confederation.[2]: 1  The "tent" is the basic unit of social organization among the Basseri. All tents have a recognized head that deals with the formal officers of the tribe, villagers, and other strangers. The Basseri economy stems mainly from sheep and goats.

Basseries' map in Iran
  1. ^ "The Basseri foundation history (Persian)". Archived from the original on 2019-12-09. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
  2. ^ Barth, Fredrik (1986) [First published 1961]. Nomads of South Persia : the Basseri tribe of the Khamseh confederacy. Prospect Heights, Illinois: Scandinavian University Press. ISBN 0-88133-207-0. OCLC 13784474.