Cultural space of the Bedu in Petra and Wadi Rum

Overview

The Bedu are settled and nomadic communities living in the southern part of Jordan, particularly near Petra and Wadi Rum, within a region of semi-arid highlands and deserts. These conditions have allowed for the development and existence in complementary relationship of both types of communities. Several Bedu tribes, namely the Bdul, the Ammarin and the Sa’idiyyin, continue to use the Nabatean water-collecting cisterns and caves near Petra. The Bedu communities inhabiting this area keep alive a traditional pastoral culture and related skills. The Bedu of Petra and Wadi Rum have preserved specific knowledge related to the flora and fauna of the area, traditional medicine, camel husbandry, tent-making craftsmanship, and tracking and climbing skills. The Bedu have developed an extensive knowledge of their environment and complex moral and social code, all of which is expressed and...

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Community and Authority

Communities: Jordan
Languages: Not specified in UNESCO dataset
Cultural territories: Jordan
Countries: Jordan

How the System Works

Music, Performance and Oral Literature Language, Story and Memory Health, Healing and Care Ways of Knowing and Knowledge Transmission

Sources and Evidence

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Field-Level Provenance

title: UNESCO DataHub field title_en
preferredTitle: UNESCO DataHub field title_fr
summary: UNESCO DataHub field description_en
type: UNESCO DataHub fields type_of_element_en and type_acronym
countries: UNESCO DataHub field countries, ISO codes resolved with ISO-3166 regional metadata
categories: ARED category inference from UNESCO concepts_primary_names, concepts_secondary_names and title
relationships: UNESCO concepts_primary_names, concepts_secondary_names, type fields and World Heritage links
sourceUrl: UNESCO DataHub field http_url_en
rights: UNESCO DataHub dataset metadata license and license_url

Original Source Metadata

uuid2db466b1-a9e0-46be-9b66-89ab092e47ce

ich_public_ref122

inscription_year2008

title_enCultural space of the Bedu in Petra and Wadi Rum

title_frL’espace culturel des Bedu de Petra et Wadi Rum

type_of_element_enRepresentative List

type_acronymRL

countriesJO

http_url_enhttps://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/00122

concepts_primary_namesCultural space, Nomads, Rural patrimony

concepts_secondary_namesFolk literature, Moral values, Oral tradition, Social values, Technical skills, Traditional medicine, Vocal music

main_image_urlhttps://ich.unesco.org/img/photo/thumb/00054-LRG.jpg

main_image_caption_enNot supplied

main_image_copyrightJordanian Commission for Oral and Intangible Cultural Heritage

main_image_authorRami Sajdi

videoshttps://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/sEVd2Ughp7k, https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/5EMOADJH5VQ

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Cultural Access

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Relationships

Cultural space Nomads Rural patrimony Folk literature Moral values Oral tradition Social values Technical skills Traditional medicine Vocal music UNESCO representative list World Heritage connection: Petra World Heritage connection: Wadi Rum Protected Area

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