The Marsh Arabs, or Maʻdān, lived for centuries in the wetlands of southern Iraq, building reed houses and living off the rivers. After the 1991 Gulf War, many supported uprisings against Saddam Hussein. In retaliation, Saddam’s regime drained the marshes, diverting the Tigris and Euphrates to destroy their homeland and cut off rebel support. By the mid-1990s, nearly 90% of the wetlands vanished, forcing most Marsh Arabs to flee. Their ancient way of life was nearly wiped out until partial resto
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Marsh Arabs, or Maʻdān, are an indigenous people of southern Mesopotamia who have lived for millennia in Iraq’s vast marshlands, relying on reed houses, fishing, and water buffalo herding. In the 1990s, Saddam Hussein ordered the marshes drained as punishment for uprisings, destroying their ecosystem and displacing most of the population. Human rights groups estimate 40,000 to 100,000 were killed through executions, starvation, and the collapse of their way of life. #Iraq | The Bearded Backpacke
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The Marsh Arabs (Maʻdān) are an Indigenous people of southern Iraq’s Mesopotamian Marshes, living in floating reed houses and relying on fishing, water buffalo, and canoe-like boats (mashhoofs). Their ancient way of life nearly disappeared when Saddam Hussein drained the marshes in the 1990s, forcing many into exile. Since 2003, efforts to restore the marshes have helped some return, but climate change and water shortages continue to threaten their survival. #travel #solotravel #iraq #iraqi #ira
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