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Kooh e Helen
by Laleh Bakhtiar11-Jun-2008
First photo shows position of Mount Helen on the map, honoring Helen Jeffreys Bakhtiar, an American nurse, for her public health services in Charmahal Bakhtiari Province in central Iran. Other images are from a handout for Helen Protected Area. Davar Iran Ardlan writes in "Mount Helen": Imagine finding out that a nomadic tribe has named a mountain after your grandmother. My mother and I learned just that when a relative phoned to say the storied Bakhtiari tribe had so honored my grandmother, Helen Jeffreys Bakhtiar, to commemorate her public health work there in the 1950s. It's quite a legacy for a woman born in Weiser, Idaho, at the beginning of the 20th century. Located in the central Zagros Mountains of Iran, near the ancient city of Isfahan, the area around Kohe Helen or Helen's Mountain, is home to a wide variety of species, including brown bears, leopards, wildcats and eagles. Iranian environmentalists have marked the mountain and the surrounding forests as a protected area>>>FULL TEXT
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This is fabulous
by sima on Fri Jun 13, 2008 11:15 AM PDTThe "foreign" women who married Iranians and moved to Iran in the early 20th century are very interesting people. I wrote about a German one, Greta Dietrich, in an article about her daughter, Touran Mirhadi. I hope we hear more about these remarkable women.
Lady Helen Jeffreys
by Mitra from khuzistan (not verified) on Thu Jun 12, 2008 07:44 AM PDTLady Helen Jeffreys Bakhtiar
Rohat Sahd va Namat Hamisheh Zendeh
She would have been proud of her grand son.
by Tahirih on Thu Jun 12, 2008 06:09 AM PDTWho is helping Iranians to reach " unity in diversity".
Thank you Helen and , God bless your grand son.
Respectfuly,
Tahirih
From Weiser to Toos, Bakhtiari in Between
by Nazy Kaviani on Thu Jun 12, 2008 12:29 AM PDTAaahhh...
What a fabulous tribute to a very remarkable woman. Her memory now lives forever in one of the most beautiful patches of earth, honored and cherished for her dedicated service and assistance to the Bakhtiaris. Rest in peace, Helen Jeffreys Bakhtiar, the lover of Iran and Iranians. Iran now remembers you lovingly forever.
Drood bar Roohe Paakesh
by Anonymous-persis (not verified) on Wed Jun 11, 2008 04:32 PM PDTShe was an amazing woman. Thank you Helen.