Arab Collection (page 8)

Arab porters in Iraq carrying long planks of wood through a palm grove. Date: 1910s

A Bedouin Family Date: 1821

Tunis - Tunisia, water carrier knocking on ornate door. Date: circa 1900s

Man riding on an elephant on a Christmas card
Man riding on an elephant in the desert on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Arabic map of Middle East with heads of state, WW2
Arabic map of Middle East with heads of state during the Second World War. 1940s

Crescent Hotel, Steamer Point, Aden
Crescent Hotel, Steamer Point, in the British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). Date: circa 1930s

Arab children in Lahej, Aden
Arab children in Lahej (Al Houta, Abdali Sultanate), in the British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). Date: circa 1930s

Army Camp and Jail, Crater (Kraytar), Aden
Army Camp and Jail, Crater (Kraytar, Seera), British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). Date: circa 1910s

The Main Pass, Crater (Kraytar), Aden
The Main Pass, Crater (Kraytar, Seera), British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). Date: circa 1920s

Sultans Palace, Sultanate of Lahej, Aden
Sultans Palace, Sultanate of Lahej (Al Houta, Abdali Sultanate), in the British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). Date: circa 1910s

Arab dhow under construction, Bombay Harbour, India
Arab dhow under construction, Bombay (Mumbai) Harbour, India. Date: circa 1920s

Tunis, Tunisia - Ornate Arab Doorway Date: circa 1900s

Man driving a Horse and cart with black sacks on a street in
Man driving a donkey with cart carrying black sacks on a street in Cairo. The man is dressed in black traditional Arab work wear, facing the camera

Farid al-Atrash and Asmahan, Syrian-Egyptian performers
Farid al-Atrash (1910-1974) and Asmahan (Amal al-Atrash, 1912-1944), brother and sister, Syrian-Egyptian actors and musicians. circa 1936

Bedouin tent with family
Seated Bedouin family at their desert tent. circa 1895

Old gun, Abu Khazama, in Baghdad, Iraq
Old gun, known as Abu Khazama, outside the citadel in Baghdad, Iraq. Date: circa 1917

Arab porters in Main Street, Baghdad, Iraq. circa 1917

Arab hut, Iraq. circa 1930s

Laghouat, Algeria - An Arab Salon
Laghouat, capital city of the Laghouat Province, Algeria - An oppulent Arab Salon interior. Date: circa 1910s

Djibouti - Arab Woman in traditional dress Date: circa 1910s

Two women smoke from a hookah pipe, Algeria
Two women smoke from a hookah pipe in Algeria, North Africa. One woman is seated and holds the stem of the sheesha pipe near her mouth, ready to inhale

Ibn Khaldun (1332 -1406 ). Muslim writer. History of the Ben
Ibn Khaldun or Ab? Zayd A?nAbdu r-Ra?mA?n bin Mu?ammad bin Khald?n Al-?a?c?rami (1332 -1406 ). Arab Muslim historiographer. History of the Beni Abd El-Wad, kings of Tlemcen (Algeria)

Abd-ar-Rahman III (889- 961). Emir and Caliph of Al-Andalus. Portrait. Colored engraving. 19th century

History of Crusades. Seventh Crusade. Siege of Damietta (June 7, 1249) by Louis IX of France (1226-1270). The city was taken with little resistance from the Egyptians. Miniature.15th century

Abd ar-Rahman II, (788-852) receives the Basque ambassadors
Abd ar-Rahman II, (788-852). Umayyad Emir of Cordoba in the Al-Andalus (Moorish Iberia) from 822 until his death. Abd ar-Rahman II receives the Basque ambassadors. Spain. Colored engraving

Sancho VII the Strong (1154-1234). King of Navarre (1194-1234). Battle. Colored engraving

Arab children in a house doorway, Algiers, Algeria. Date: circa 1910

WW1 - Feisals Army coming into Yanbu, Saudi Arabia
WW1 - The Arab Northern Army, lead by Emir Feisal, (Feisals Army), pictured here coming into Yanbu with a smaller force of the 2

Gate of St Stephen, Bab Sitti Maryam, Jerusalem
Gate of St Stephen, also known as Gate of the Lions and Bab Sitti Maryam, Jerusalem. Date: 1920s

Hussein bin Ali - Sharif and Emir of Mecca and King of Hejaz
Hussein bin Ali (18541931) - Sharif and Emir of Mecca from 1908 until 1917, when he proclaimed himself King of the Kingdom of Hejaz

People climbing the Great Pyramid, Egypt. Date: circa 1870

Anwar Sadat and Golda Meir
Golda Meir(1898-1976) presenting President Anwar Sadat of Egypt(1918-1981) with a gift for his new grandchild. Sadat became the first Arab leader to set foot in Israel in its 29 years of existence

Occipital bone of horse skull (Arab racing pony, NHM reference NHMADAR.H40)

Fulbe woman from Cameroon
Cameroon, Africa - A seated bare-breasted Fulbe woman and a Fezzan bedouin arab woman from Southern Libya. Date: circa 1920s

Emir Faisal with Ageyl Bodyguard, Middle East, WW1
Emir Faisal with the Ageyl Bodyguard in the Middle East during the First World War. Date: circa 1917

Entry into Aqaba, Battle of Aqaba, Jordan, WW1
Scene at the entry into Aqaba, during the Battle of Aqaba, Jordan, during the Arab Revolt, First World War. 6 July 1917

Abadan, Iran - Bawarda Housing Estate and Refinery
Abadan, Iran - Bawarda Housing Estate and oil Refinery (the largest in the world at that time). On the Shatt al-Arab Waterway (the southern end of which forms the border with Iraq). Date: circa 1930s

Tunisia - Streetside Arab Hardware store
Streetside Arab Grocer / hardware store in Tunis, Tunisia. Some of the items for sale include hand brushes, pots, jars, pans, baskets and rope

Mohammed Abdullah Hassan, The Mad Mullah
Mohammed Abdullah Hassan, Somali religious and nationalist leader, nicknamed The Mad Mullah by the British. He was a Moslem fanatic, claiming to be the incarnation of Mahomet

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