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The cultural
museum of
Ababda
nomads tribe
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Beyt Ababda, “Ababda House” is the cultural heritage center of the
Ababda nomads is nestled in the foothills at Wadi El Gemal
National Park.
The
Ababda are nomads living in the
Red Sea
Mountains
in south-east
Egypt.
Originally descendents of Arab tribes, this group of nomads
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the
Red Sea
Mountains in south-east Egypt.
Originally descendents of Arab tribes, this group of nomads show strong
connections with the overarching Beja culture in
Egypt,
Sudan, Somalia and Ethiopia. The local economy is
largely based on herding camels, goats and sheep, although increasingly
the Ababda find employment in fishing, as truck drivers and,
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The main
goals of this project are to provide alternative livelihoods for the
Ababda, help protect their desert lifestyle where possible, and
illustrate the fragile and age-old balance between the desert
environment and subsistence economy of the local nomads. The collection
in this museum has been compiled by a group of Ababda and archaeologists
working from 1994-2001 at the ancient
harbor of
Berenice,
100 km
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Wadi Gemal. The design is in
keeping with the park's architectural theme which embody the region’s
identity utilizing aspects of vernacular and historical architecture
such as passive cooling. and the use of sustainable organic materials in
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