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The Qashqa'i nomads of Iran are Turkic speaking shephards, one of many minority groups in that country.
They live in the harsh deserts of the Zagros mountains in Fars province.
They entered Iran from Central Asia around the 11th century and little information was available
about them until the mid-18th century when Karim Khan Zand, ruler of Southern Persia,
appointed a Qashqa'i as tribal leader of a province.
Currently, there are estimated 1.500.000 Qashqa'i in Iran.
