The Marsh Arabs

GPTKB entity

Statements (66)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:ethnic_group
gptkb:book
gptkbp:adapted_into water management practices
gptkbp:artwork weaving
gptkbp:author gptkb:Wilfred_Thesiger
gptkbp:challenges access to education
gptkbp:climate semi-arid climate
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Iraq_War
gptkbp:conservation_efforts community initiatives
Marshland restoration
gptkbp:cuisine gptkb:item
gptkbp:cultural_heritage oral traditions
gptkbp:cultural_impact Arab culture
gptkbp:cultural_practices fishing techniques
trade with neighboring tribes
gptkbp:cultural_representation Marsh Arab identity
gptkbp:demographics approximately 500,000
gptkbp:diet fish and rice
gptkbp:diplomatic_relations Ba'athist repression
gptkbp:economic_activity craftsmanship
gptkbp:environment gptkb:Mesopotamian_Marshes
gptkbp:environmental_impact drainage of marshes
gptkbp:genre gptkb:football_club
gptkbp:governed_by tribal leaders
council of elders
gptkbp:historical_documentation gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkbp:historical_event gptkb:Sumerians
Marsh Arab uprising
gptkbp:historical_significance gptkb:Mesopotamian_civilization
gptkbp:house mudhif
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Marsh Arabs
gptkbp:isbn 9780140040663
gptkbp:issues gptkb:displacement
gptkbp:land_use wetland agriculture
gptkbp:language gptkb:Arabic
English
Marsh culture
gptkbp:legacy cultural festivals
gptkbp:location gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:migration Arab migration
gptkbp:music gptkb:mythological_figure
gptkbp:music_style gptkb:ballet
gptkbp:mythology local legends
gptkbp:natural_resources farming and herding
gptkbp:notable_event cultural festivals
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Ali_al-Sistani
gptkb:Abdul_Rahman_al-Mashhadani
gptkbp:occupation agriculture
fishing
gptkbp:page_count 320
gptkbp:political_position underrepresentation in government
gptkbp:published_year gptkb:1964
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Penguin_Books
gptkbp:recognizes cultural heritage recognition
gptkbp:region gptkb:Al-Qadisiyyah
gptkbp:religion gptkb:church
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Mesopotamian_Marshes
gptkbp:social_responsibility poverty
waterborne diseases
gptkbp:social_structure tribal society
gptkbp:subject gptkb:Marsh_Arabs_of_Iraq
gptkbp:unesco_world_heritage_site gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkbp:water_source Tigris and Euphrates rivers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:General_Thesiger
gptkb:Wilfred_Thesiger
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5