Geographic context

The Lorestan region is a mountainous area, with numerous alluvial valleys and few plains, and is located in the western territories of Iran. The capital of the Lorestan region is the city of Khorram Abad and the other main urban centers are: Borujerd, Aligudarz, Dorud, Kuhdasht, Azna, Delfan, Selsele and Pol-e Dokhtar.

Climate

From the climatic and meteorological point of view, in the Lorestan region there are four seasons and different weather conditions. This climatic variety is quite perceptible from the north to the south and from the east to the west of the region. During the winter season, for example, in the north of the territory of Lorestan there are very low temperatures, abundant snowfalls and snowstorms, while in the southern areas there are temperate climatic conditions and rainfall.

History and culture

According to the opinion of many palethnologists, it seems that, forty thousand years ago, the Lorestan region was inhabited by some human individuals of uncertain origin and that their identity remained unknown due to the absence of a delimited territory. In the prehistoric era, primitive men lived in caves and the modes of production consisted of hunting and gathering of wild plants. Considering the findings found, it can be said that this region was the site of the first human settlements, a region in which traces of man's various evolutionary phases can also be found, that is to say from the various stone ages - that is the Paleolithic age , Mesolithic and Neolithic - up to the period of the 'urban revolution'. For these reasons, the region of Lorestan is of fundamental importance for archaeologists, given that this territory is part of those areas where for the first time they began to domesticate animals and give life to agriculture. In the fourth and third millennia a. C., some nomadic peoples settled in the territories of the Zagros Mountains and took possession of some areas of Mesopotamia. In the inscriptions of the Babylonians, Assyrians and Elamites were reported the names of the populations who lived on the slopes of the Zagros, such names were: 'Lullubiti', 'Mannei' 'Gutei', 'Cassiti', 'Amada', and 'Parsua'.
With the Mongol conquest of Iran, the Lorestan region was divided between the two groups of 'Grandi Lori' and 'Piccoli Lori'. The 'Ata-beg' of the group of 'Grandi Lori' were of Kurdish-Syrian origin and ruled from the first half of the VIII up to the first half of the ninth century of the lunar ego. The 'Ata-beg' of the 'Little Lori' group (508-1006 of the lunar ego), which had several authoritative emirs, kept their government prerogatives until the Safavid era and, in the 1006 year of the lunar ego , were dismissed by Shah Abbas I. Thus, the government of the Lorestan region was entrusted to a house that included an emir named Hosein. This minor dynasty governed the area until the beginning of the Qajar era, after which the control of the Lorestan region was entrusted, from time to time, to the governors of Borujerd or those of Shushtar.

Souvenirs and handicrafts

Considering the social composition of the Lorestan region made up of a nomadic, rural and urban population, even the artisanal production can be divided between the nomadic-rural and the city-type ones. The products of nomadic and rural craftsmanship are: tents for camps, carpets, kilims, printed cloths, jajim and traditional dyed fabrics.
The products of the city handicraft are: objects made with the traditional lathe, silverware, hats and felt fabrics, carpets and kilims. In addition to these products, even Lorestan honey is considered as one of the region's characteristic souvenirs.

Local cuisine

Local dishes from the Lorestan region are: Khoresh-e Qalite Torsh, Shami Kabab, Saghdu, Ash-e Tarkhine, Ash-e Badenjan, Dolme-ye Barg-e Mu, Kabab-e Borujerdi, Qavuyat, Tuf-o Kashk and Qaghnat.