Investigation and analysis of the status of tribes and tribal areas of Lorestan province during the years 1366 to 1387

Subject Areas : Quarterly Journal of Tribes Nomads

ali moradi ¹ , mahnaz derikvandi ²

1 - Associate Professor of Sociology, Eslam Abad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Eslam Abad-e-gharb. Iran. ([e-mail])
2 - M.A. of sociology, Eslam Abade-e-Gharb Branch, Islamic Azad University, Eslam Abade-e-Gharb. Iran.

Received: 2018-10-03 Accepted : 2022-02-28 Published : 2022-05-08

Keywords: marriage, Livestock, Population, Handicrafts, tribes, Agriculture and Horticulture,

Abstract :

The main objective of this research is Study and analysis of the situation of tribes and nomads in Lorestan province during 1987 to 2008. In other words, in this research, we try to answer this question: What is the status of the tribes of Lorestan province in the three decades of 1987, 1998 and 2008? To answer the main question, according to the censuses on nomads during the years 1987 to 2008, variables such as the status of the age and gender of the tribes, the handicrafts situation, the livestock situation, the state of agriculture and gardening, the number of families of tribes and tribes Their independent status, marital status, and nomadic population of the province were studied. The study method in this study is a type of secondary study, in which the required data is already collected and available. The statistical population of this study is data obtained from general census of tribes of Lorestan province which were collected during the years 1987 to 2008. The research findings show that the handicrafts of the nomads of Lorestan are on the upward trend in the dimension of production and sale, and this trend is visible from 1987 to 2008 years. In the field of livestock breeding situation, the livestock has fallen in the dormancy period and has risen in the honeymoon period. Also, the agricultural and horticultural variable has declined due to land area and dry land, and the number of households in the elk and clan is decreasing in the dormancy period and in the ascending course of livestock And the marital status variable also has the highest number of spouses in the spouse's later life. The findings also show that the nomadic population of the province has been decreasing over these three decades.