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This paper investigates the effect of external factors and migration in the cultural change of the Qashqa'i neighbourhoods in Iranian cities. The Qashqa'i are a nomadic group of Turkish-speaking people in the south-central part of the country, and have a different language and culture from other Persian-speaking Iranians. The Qashqai Population is around one million, and 100,000 of this total still have a nomadic lifestyle (Nomad Organization, 2002).
The Qashqa' i cultural change is a cause for concern in several regards. First and most critical, the urban Qashqa' i may lose their culture. Second, the Qashqa' i people played a key role in the history of southern Iran which involved vital contributions to national autonomy.
Since census data do not track city-ward nomad migrants, survey questionnaires with systematic sampling were used to gather data. SAS1 procedures were then used to analyse and explain cultural change of the Qashqa'i Neighbourhoods in the urban areas.
Keywords: Nomad, Culture, Qashqai, Integration acculturation, assimilation.
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