Fellahin
Africaintensive agriculturalistsMap
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The Fellahin of Egypt are indigenous rural villagers mostly living in Upper, Middle and Lower Egypt along the Nile valley. They are believed to be among the oldest farmers on earth whose highly productive agriculture, characterized by total reliance on irrigation and intensive labor, contributed to the rise of the ancient Egyptian civilization. They live in compact villages with walls constructed of stones or sun-dried bricks. Traditional houses are rectangular in shape, with flat roofs of wooden beams and earth. Prior to Egypt's 1952 land reform legislation, which subsequently redistributed land to the landless, the Fellahin were mostly tenants and agricultural laborers.
Identifier
Region
- Africa
Subregion
- Northern Africa
Subsistence Type
- intensive agriculturalists
Samples
Countries
- Egypt