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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:ethnic_group
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gptkbp:affects
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gptkb:Iraq_War
oil exploration
water pollution
environmental changes
draining of the marshes
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Maʻdān
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gptkbp:clan
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tribal society
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Iraq
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gptkbp:culture
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unique folklore
distinctive reed architecture
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gptkbp:diaspora
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urban migration to Basra, Baghdad
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gptkbp:festival
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gptkb:Eid_al-Adha
gptkb:Eid_al-Fitr
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gptkbp:game
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reed boat races
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gptkbp:governedBy
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sheikhs
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gptkbp:historicalMention
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Gavin Young (author of 'Return to the Marshes')
Wilfred Thesiger (explorer, wrote about Marsh Arabs)
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Marsh Arabs
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Iraq
gptkb:Mesopotamian_Marshes
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gptkbp:mainLanguage
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gptkb:Arabic
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gptkbp:minorityIn
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gptkb:Iran
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gptkbp:notableFor
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hospitality traditions
marshland lifestyle
reed boat construction
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gptkbp:notablePerson
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Abdul Zahra Othman Mohammed (Iraqi politician, Maʻdān origin)
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gptkbp:notablePlace
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gptkb:Hawizeh_Marshes
gptkb:Central_Marshes
gptkb:Al-Hammar_Marshes
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gptkbp:persecutedBy
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gptkb:Saddam_Hussein_regime
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gptkbp:population
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estimated 250,000 to 500,000
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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Bedouins (cultural exchange)
Sumerians (possible descendants)
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gptkbp:religion
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Shia Islam
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gptkbp:traditionalBoat
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mashoof
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gptkbp:traditionalCraft
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basketry
reed mat weaving
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gptkbp:traditionalDress
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gptkb:abaya
dishdasha
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gptkbp:traditionalDwelling
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gptkb:mudhif
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gptkbp:traditionalFood
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gptkb:fish
buffalo milk products
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gptkbp:traditionalMusic
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gptkb:rebab_(string_instrument)
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gptkbp:traditionalOccupation
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fishing
water buffalo herding
reed house building
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gptkbp:UNESCOStatus
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Marshes designated World Heritage Site (2016)
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gptkbp:weapon
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gptkb:jambiya_(dagger)
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Iraqi_Arabs
gptkb:Iraqi_Marshes
gptkb:Thi_Qar_Governorate
gptkb:Southern_Iraq
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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