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Sisakht, Boir Ahmad province, Iran

The focus of Loeffler's and Friedl's fieldwork was a settlement of Luri people on the plateau of Sisakht. They were drawn to the village because of its reputation for progress, including the embrace of education. The plateau lies at an elevation of ca. 2000 m at the foot of the Kuh-e-Denar peak in the Zagros Mountains. The current village is said to have been settled in the late 19th century. Archaeological findings are believed to date back to the Sassanian period. The climate and land of Sisakht are conducive to agriculture, comprising primarily wheat and animal fodder (clover, alfalfa). It is rich in fruit trees, and is now one of the largest grape producing areas of the country. Once covered in waist-high pasture, it was settled for its support of a herding economy as much as for its agricultural possibilities. Intensive grazing by sheep and goats has eroded and desertified the landscape. Intensive sport hunting by tribal chiefs decimated the wildlife that once roamed abundantly and were an important source of food for the hunter-gathering culture of local people. The region is now a protected natural area and a popular tourist destination for city people.

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  • Community leader speaking with farmer by Reinhold Loeffler

    Community leader speaking with farmer

  • Sisakhti woman with daughters, aristocratic family by Reinhold Loeffler

    Sisakhti woman with daughters, aristocratic family

  • Family of the tribal chief of Sisakht by Reinhold Loeffler

    Family of the tribal chief of Sisakht

  • Apple trees blooming in the orchard of the tribal chief of Sisakht by Reinhold Loeffler

    Apple trees blooming in the orchard of the tribal chief of Sisakht

  • Yasuj bazaar 1966 by Reinhold Loeffler

    Yasuj bazaar 1966

  • Tribal chiefs of Boir Ahmad by Reinhold Loeffler

    Tribal chiefs of Boir Ahmad

  • Village on Sisakht plateau, 1966, Boir Ahmad by Reinhold Loeffler

    Village on Sisakht plateau, 1966, Boir Ahmad

  • Governor of Boir Ahmad visits Sisakht by Reinhold Loeffler

    Governor of Boir Ahmad visits Sisakht

  • Family of the tribal chief of Sisakht by Reinhold Loeffler

    Family of the tribal chief of Sisakht

  • Family of the tribal chief of Sisakht by Reinhold Loeffler

    Family of the tribal chief of Sisakht

  • Village on Sisakht plateau, 1970 by Reinhold Loeffler

    Village on Sisakht plateau, 1970

  • Winter landscape, Sisakht, Boir Ahmad by Reinhold Loeffler

    Winter landscape, Sisakht, Boir Ahmad

  • Spring landscape, Sisakht, Boir Ahmad by Reinhold Loeffler

    Spring landscape, Sisakht, Boir Ahmad

  • Village on Sisakht plateau, 1976 by Reinhold Loeffler

    Village on Sisakht plateau, 1976

  • Village on Sisakht plateau, Boir Ahmad by Reinhold Loeffler

    Village on Sisakht plateau, Boir Ahmad

  • Village on Sisakht plateau, Boir Ahmad by Reinhold Loeffler

    Village on Sisakht plateau, Boir Ahmad

  • Sisakhti woman with daughters, aristocratic family by Reinhold Loeffler

    Sisakhti woman with daughters, aristocratic family

  • Village on Sisakht plateau, 1983 - part 2 of 2 by Reinhold Loeffler

    Village on Sisakht plateau, 1983 - part 2 of 2

  • Village on Sisakht plateau, 1983 - part 1 of 2 by Reinhold Loeffler

    Village on Sisakht plateau, 1983 - part 1 of 2

  • Village on Sisakht plateau, 1994 by Reinhold Loeffler

    Village on Sisakht plateau, 1994

  • Village on Sisakht Plateau, 1994 by Reinhold Loeffler

    Village on Sisakht Plateau, 1994

  • Village on Sisakht plateau, 2006 by Reinhold Loeffler

    Village on Sisakht plateau, 2006

 
 
 

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