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== History ==
== History ==
Lori live among the AFSHAR, BAKHTIARI, Kurd, and QASHQAI tribes. They reside in cities and towns in the region, but a small percentage still live as nomads, raising livestock and migrating semiannually. A historically significant Lori subtribc is the Mamassani.<ref>Moheban, 2015, p.351</ref>
The Lori, also called “Lor” or “Lur,” are a large tribe living in the Lorestan Province and across the Zagros Mountains of western Iran. They are the oldest known tribe in Iran. Over the centuries, the Lori tribe have spread out from Lorestan and settled in the Khuzestan Province in southwestern Iran near the Persian Gulf. Lori live among the AFSHAR, BAKHTIARI, Kurd, and QASHQAI tribes. They reside in cities and towns in the region, but a small percentage still live as nomads, raising livestock and migrating semiannually. A historically significant Lori subtribc is the Mamassani.<ref>Moheban, 2015, p.351</ref>
== Materials ==
== Materials ==