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, Inanlu,
Qizilbash,
Bayat,
Afshar,
Khalaj or Belwardi tribes.
Most of Chaharmahali Turks speak
Qashqai Turkish and Chaharmahali Turkish, a branch of
Oghuz Turkic 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]
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1 Central Asian (i.e.
Turkmeni,
Afghani and
Iranian)
Turkmens, distinct from Levantine (i.e.
Iraqi and
Syrian) Turkmen/Turkoman minorities, who mostly adhere to an Ottoman-Turkish heritage and identity.
2 In traditional areas of Turkish settlement (i.e. former
Ottoman territories).