Date: 1951-58

Wilfred Thesiger (d. 2003) describes the differences between the houses (known in Arabic as mudhif; smaller structures were known as sarifa) in the Euphrates and Tigris regions … read more

Date: 1951-58

Wilfred Thesiger (d. 2003) describes the relocation of a settlement of the nomadic Suaid group near the Iranian border. The houses were dismantled, and taken by boat to a new site … read more