A Mudhif/muˈdiːf/ (Arabic: المضيفal-muḍīf) is a traditional reed house made by the Ahwari people (also known as Marsh Arabs) in the swamps of southern Iraq. In the traditional Ahwari way of living, houses are constructed from reeds harvested from the marshes where they live. A mudhif is a large ceremonial house, paid for and maintained by a local sheik, for use by guests or as a gathering place for weddings, funerals, etc.
A Mudhif /muˈdiːf/ (Arabic: المضيف al-muḍīf) is a traditional reed house made by the Ahwari people (also known as Marsh Arabs) in the swamps of southern...
maintain the mudhif, the tribal guesthouse, which acts as the political, social, judicial and religious centre of Marsh Arabic life. The mudhif is used as...
School School University Nursery school Civic Arena (or stadium) Library Mudhif: a traditional reed house made by the Madan people of Iraq Museum Observatory...
1080/1350748032000140796. S2CID 6707201. Broadbent, G., "The Ecology of the Mudhif", in: Geoffrey Broadbent and C. A. Brebbia, Eco-architecture II: Harmonisation...
livestock to pasture) the herders stay in huts or tents. Interior of a mudhif; a reed dwelling used by Iraqi people of the marshlands The type of structure...
Mesopotamian marshes". 24 September 2021. Broadbent, G., "The Ecology of the Mudhif," in: Geoffrey Broadbent and C. A. Brebbia, Eco-architecture II: Harmonisation...
Sector. Retrieved 2021-12-18. "Traditional craft skills and arts of Al-Mudhif building". UNESCO Culture Sector. Retrieved 2023-12-06. "Arts, skills and...
the use of this material, combining ancient techniques from southern Iraq mudhif (reed houses) with new materials. Diverse associations and collectives,...
buildings at Hatra, statuette of Ur-Nammu (2111 to 2094 BC), King of Ur House (Mudhif) built by the marsh Arabs, or the Ma’dan, in southern Iraq, frieze from...
dried lake Environmental issues in Iraq List of environmental disasters Mudhif - distinctive and ancient style of reed structure adversely affected by...
traditional structures came under threat and subject to demolition. The mudhif (or reed dwelling) or the bayt (houses) with features such as the shanashol...
used for meetings, or to welcome visitors in the manner of the present-day mudhif of the Marsh Arabs of southern Iraq. Pascal Butterlin hypothesizes that...
housing found along the banks of the Tigris - the bayt (houses) and the mudhif (or reed dwelling). Not long after her arrival in Baghdad, the city underwent...
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