The cultural heritage

Collection title

Desert revelation

ID

JRT00348

Source

JRTV (JO)

First broadcast date

2009

Production year

2009

Abstract

In this edition from the magazine “Bouh Al Badia” we present the cultural heritage in Jordan’s desert where traditions are preserved. We also present the realistic image of modern development and the change experienced in the desert. We get to know about the house of hairwhich depends on the wool of sheep and what it represents to the inhabitants in terms of security and housing. People sing and tell stories, and tales about their houses which bear the desert’s hard conditions. We get to know about the Monastery cave, a region in the east of Mafraq . It was transformed from an area of traveling to stability.Its most important inhabitants are Al massaed and the shorafat. They work in agriculture and have some functions in the governments’ institutions.

Type

video

Production companies

• Television - Own production

Broadcaster

JRTV - Jordan Television

Audiovisual form

Documentary

Primary theme

Society and way of life

Secondary themes

• Historical heritages / Antiquity

Credits / Cast

• Abdelmajid Samra - Speaker
• EL Madi Mohamed - Author of original work
• Shahwan Nayfa - Author of original work
• Al Adwan Maflah - Author of original work
• AL Khawalda Salem - Director

Period of events

• 2009

Map locations

• Jordan - Arabian desert - The desert

Original language

Arabic

Media running time

25m43

Additional information

Sahara - desert - cave monastry - sheep - farming - water springs - wells - water sources