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Farsimadan فارسی‌مدان

The Farsimadan are one of the most important tribes of the Qashqai confederacy. They claim Khalaj origin and were already in Fars by 1590. They summer north and north-east of the Kuh-e Dena range and winter between Lake Famur and the Kuh-e Gisakan range, south of Kazerun. Iranica gives 1,750 families in 1956 and 2,715 families in 1982.

Also Farsimadan Qashqai

See also Qashqai, Amaleh, Fars

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Farsimadan: a detail of Qashqai Farsimadan Persian Kilim Rug Geometric Medallions, c. 1930s to 40s, 245x153cm
Detail from Qashqai Farsimadan Persian Kilim Rug Geometric Medallions, c. 1930s to 40s, 245x153cm →
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Farsimadan, in the collection.

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