B'doul

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The B'doul are a Bedouin tribe who live in the south of Jordan in the villages of El B'doul and Oum Sayoum in Wadi Musa , near the ancient ruined city ​​of Petra .

Until the 1980s, the B'doul lived almost exclusively as semi-nomads from raising cattle. Today, many tribesmen work in the tourism industry in and around Petra, for example as tour guides or souvenirs.

Since the tribe is not of great political or economic importance, the government and local authorities of Jordan have repeatedly made decisions about them in the past without consulting their relatives. Between 1968 and 1985, the government forcibly relocated those B'doul families who had previously used the cool, ancient burial temples of Petra as apartments and stables. In 1995, in the then newly established village of Oum Sayoum, there was a conflict with the regional council of Petra: The local authority wanted to limit the further expansion of this place , taking into account the nearby ruins, which have been a World Heritage Site since 1985 . The B'doul saw this violating promises made to them after the forced relocation. The dispute was finally settled when the regional council returned the B'doul land for further expansion of Oum Sayoum and appointed tribesmen to the regional advisory bodies.