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The singing Marsh Arabs

Straddling Iraq’s life-giving Tigris and Euphrates rivers are the Hammar Marshes, an ancient Mesopotamian wetland where floating communities have lived for centuries. In recent years, the region has attracted visitors who come to marvel at the Madan’s, or Marsh Arabs, way of life; this aquatic community is famous for their ability to majestically navigate reed-covered waterways in hand-made canoes—all the while singing the songs of their forefathers across the delta.
 


Photo by Aziz Acharki

 

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