Bedul
Bdul/Bdoul | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| 1000-1500https://www.culturalsurvival.org/publications/cultural-survival-quarterly/bedul-bedouin-petra-jordan-traditions-tourism-and, https://publication.doa.gov.jo/uploads/publications/46/ADAJ_1993_37-15-35.pdf (2010) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Jordan | |
| Languages | |
| Levantine arabic | |
| Religion | |
| Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| arabs, jews, Bedouins, Palestinians |
}} The Bedul (also known as Bdul, Bdoul, Bedu) are an indigenous Jordanian Bedouin tribe of possible Nabbatean or Jewish origins based primarily in Wadi Musa and other surrounding areas of Petra. The Jordanian government has in multiple instances forcibly displaced Bedul from their native homes, the current wave starting in 2024, and the first in 1985. After this forced displacement many now live in Umm Seyhoun near Wadi Musa.[1] The Bedul traditionally farm cattle and also conduct agriculture of wheat and barley.[2] They have also been called the "natural guardians of Petra", and variations. [3] According to one source[4], the Bedul number about a thousand people, however according to the Jordanian government they number about 1500. [5]
History
Late ottoman period
In 1894 Sheikh 'Arar ibn Jazi led a revolt against expanding Turkish authority, resulting in the deaths of several soldiers. But in 1895 he had to flee north alongside his followers. he was subsequently imprisoned at Damascus. During the Arab revolt the Liyathna noted that the Bedul were an impoverished people, likely as a result of the events of the late 1800s.
1920-1980
in the late 1920s and 1930s, soldiers were posted at petra due to ongoing fighting between the Bedul and their neibhor, the Liyathna.
1980-present
In 1985 Petra was designated a world heritage site and the resident Bedul were displaced to Umm Seyhoun.
A similar event occured in 2024, when the jordanian government forced 24 Bedul out of caves and tents in al-Nabi Harun Mountain (al-Stooh) under the guise of preserving Petra. Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag
Origins
Various theories exist for the origins of the Bedul, the first states that they descend from Jews and/or Nabbateans, who historically resided in their present area.[6] the second carries little evidence, and states that they arrived in Petra in the 18th-19th centuries.[7] Yet another theory suggests Roma descent.
See also
References
- ↑ https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/07/21/jordan-petras-bedul-bedouin-community-displaced
- ↑ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/287496244_The_Bedul_Bedouin_of_Petra_Jordan_Traditions_tourism_and_an_uncertain_future
- ↑ https://seepetra.com/the-bedoul/
- ↑ {https://www.culturalsurvival.org/publications/cultural-survival-quarterly/bedul-bedouin-petra-jordan-traditions-tourism-and
- ↑ https://publication.doa.gov.jo/uploads/publications/46/ADAJ_1993_37-15-35.pdf
- ↑ https://publication.doa.gov.jo/uploads/publications/46/ADAJ_1993_37-15-35.pdf
- ↑ https://www.culturalsurvival.org/publications/cultural-survival-quarterly/bedul-bedouin-petra-jordan-traditions-tourism-and
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