The village of Ayl

Collection title

Our village

ID

JRT00416

Source

JRTV (JO)

First broadcast date

2002

Production year

2002

Abstract

The village of Ayl is located in the south of Jordan. It is an old village with old houses and an old mill still in use. It was called Ayl because of the abundance of deer in the surrounding forests. The old village is now empty, its inhabitants moved to a new one; supplied with the necessary services ( health, electricity, education). The main activity is mostly sheep keeping which supplies the villagers with milk, meat, and wool.

Type

video

Production companies

• Television - Own production

Broadcaster

JRTV - Jordan Television

Audiovisual form

Documentary

Primary theme

Urbanism and cities

Secondary themes

• Society and way of life

Credits / Cast

• Tarawaneh Abdelwahab - Author of original work
• Tarawaneh Abdelwahab - Speaker
• Sawaqid Moukhlis - Director

Period of events

• 2002

Map locations

• Jordan - Transjordan Plateau - Irbid

Original language

Arabic

Media running time

19m19

Additional information

The village of Ayl - old constructions - modern Ayl - deers - farms - forests - services - sheep breeding - old mill