Bedouin of the Karak Plateau in Jordan

Murl Dirksen, Ph.D. Professor of Anthropology Lee University & Raid al Baqain Professor of Economics Albalqa Applied University Amman, Jordan

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• http://www.travellady.com/articles/article-wadirum.html

Wadi-Rum Camel Trek, by Belkis Kambach, Photos: Rob Kambach
Wadi Rum is famous for three things: the spectacular desert scenery; the Bedouin tribe whose tents you can visit ; and as the background of the legendary Lawrence of Arabia -- whose footsteps you can trace.

• http://cwr.utoronto.ca/cultural/english/jordan/more.html
  
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• http://www.acacialand.com/jordan.html
  
  Nomadic Bedouins Of Southern Jordan : The Bedouins record their linage with great pride, conscious of noble birth. Their ancestors, the inhabitants of the Arabian Peninsula in prehistoric times, were referred to in the Old Testament book of Genesis as the children of Shem, son of Noah.
   

• http://gorp.com/gorp/location/mideast/jordan/wadirum3.htm
  
  Camel Trekking in Wadi Rum: Trip Practicalities, By Belkis Kambach
   

• http://www.bgu.ac.il/bedouin/
  
  “The Center for Bedouin Studies and Development was established at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in 1998. The Center's purpose is two-fold: 1) to provide a local and international resource for academic research on Bedouin society and the process of transition in this and other traditional societies; and, 2) to apply the University's academic expertise to the educational, social, health and community development needs of the Negev Bedouin population.”
   

• http://www.jordanjubilee.com/meetfolk/maptribes.htm
  
  Map of the territories of the Bedouin: Today and 1900
   

• http://www.loc.gov
  Search Library of Congress for "Bedoiun" or "Jordan Bedouin"