Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province

Getting there

Abadan Airport (ABD IATA) Shahrekord Airport (CQD IATA)

By train There is only one mainline in this part of Iran, running in a north-south direction. The line connects Khorramshahr in the south with Qom via Ahwaz and Dezful and onto Tehran. There are several trains per day, including overnight options. An international railway link with Basra, in neighboring Iraq, has been under construction for a long time. It might open for traffic around 2025.

See

Susa — Achamenian Palace, Susa museum and castle, Daniel temple, Haft-Teppeh (1500 BC) Shushtar — amazing 2000-year-old water structures like the Sika watermills, dams, bridges and tunnels, also olden town (bazaar, houses, castle) Ayapir — discover Bakhtiari's land on the beautiful slopes of the Zagros mountains, visiting ancient Elamite sites of Tarisha temple and Kool Farah alog with nomads and villages in Izeh, Baghmalek and Haftguel