A simple pole is the more traditional means of propelling the narrow boats through the reed and water.
A boy on a small island constructed from a mass of reeds and mud. The Qurna Marshes, one of three wetland areas that form the Mesopotamian Marshes, cover an area of around 3000 square kilometres.
The Marsh Arabs traditionally wear a variant of normal Arab dress. For males, a thawb (long shirt or robe) and a keffiyeh (headcloth) worn twisted around the head in a turban.
