The Marsh Arabs

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ethnic_group
gptkbp:affects gptkb:Iraq_War
gptkb:Draining_of_the_Mesopotamian_Marshes
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Maʻdān
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Oral storytelling
Hospitality customs
Traditional dress
gptkbp:culture Distinctive music and poetry
Unique boat designs (mashoof)
gptkbp:diet gptkb:fish
gptkb:rice
Buffalo milk
gptkbp:environmentalImpact Loss of wetlands
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Marsh Arabs
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Iraq
gptkbp:notableBook gptkb:The_Marsh_Arabs_(by_Wilfred_Thesiger)
gptkbp:notableContributor gptkb:Wilfred_Thesiger
gptkb:Gavin_Young
gptkbp:notableEvent 1990s marsh drainage
Post-2003 marsh reflooding
gptkbp:notableFestival gptkb:Eid_al-Adha
gptkb:Eid_al-Fitr
gptkbp:notableFilm gptkb:The_Marshes_of_Iraq_(documentary)
gptkbp:notablePlace gptkb:ceramics
Basket weaving
Carpet weaving
gptkbp:persecutedBy gptkb:Saddam_Hussein_regime
gptkbp:population Several hundred thousand (estimates vary)
gptkbp:region gptkb:Basra_Governorate
gptkb:Dhi_Qar_Governorate
gptkb:Maysan_Governorate
gptkb:Southern_Iraq
gptkbp:relatedEthnicGroup gptkb:Arabs
gptkb:Bedouins
gptkb:Iraqis
gptkbp:relatedTo Sumerians (possible ancient connection)
gptkbp:religion Shia Islam
Sunni Islam
gptkbp:revitalizationEfforts Marshland restoration projects
gptkbp:traditionalDwelling gptkb:Mudhif_(reed_house)
gptkbp:traditionalOccupation Fishing
Reed house building
Water buffalo herding
gptkbp:traditionalTerritory gptkb:Mesopotamian_Marshes
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus gptkb:Ahwar_of_Southern_Iraq_(World_Heritage_Site)
gptkbp:useOfReeds Boat construction
House construction
Mat weaving
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sir_Wilfred_Thesiger
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6