Baharlu (ethnic group)

The Baharlu (Baharlı; ), also spelled Bahārlou, Baharloo, Baharlooe, are a Turkic ethnic group living in Hamadan, Fars, Kerman, Azerbaijan and Khorasan in Iran. Fars embraces the bulk of Baharlu tribe members and is identified as the provenance of the tribe.

The Baharlu was one of the Qizilbash tribes. Many Baharlus live in the district of Darab, home to the army of Darius the Great. There are also a number of Baharlus which in the 14th century settled down in areas around Shahr-e Kord in Chahar Mahal and Bakhtiari, they got heavily mixed with the Bakhtiaris and Qashqais.

Prominent Baharlus

 * Ahmadreza Baharloo – host of the Persian section of Voice of America (VOA)