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The Mausoleum of Sitt Zumurrud Khatun in Baghdad
The mausoleum takes its name by Sitt Zumurrud Khatun, mother of the Abbassid Al-Nasir li-Din Allah . The tomb was built in 1199 and it is considered one the oldest of Baghdad., Title and date devised by Library staff. Plate number 152., Main Heritage Compact General, HC.HP.2013.0001-0052, 2-D Graphi ...
Narrow boats and riverbanks on a canal of the Shatt al-Arab
Title and date devised by Library staff. Plate number 153., Main Heritage Compact General, HC.HP.2013.0001-0053, 2-D Graphic, Item-ID: i21953363, BIB-ID: 2346520
Dervishes
The photographs shows whirling dervishes dancing to the music of flute, tambourine and violin.The print is a later reprint of a late 19th century photograph from Sebah & Joaillier., Title author and date devised by Library staff., Main Heritage Compact General, HC.HP.2017.0043, 2-D Graphic, Item ...
Palm trees and men on the riverbank of a canal of the Shatt al-Arab
Title and date devised by Library staff. Plate number 154., Main Heritage Compact General, HC.HP.2013.0001-0054, 2-D Graphic, Item-ID: i21953430, BIB-ID: 2346521
Palm trees and men on the riverbank of a canal of the Shatt al-Arab
Title and date devised by Library staff. Plate number 155., Main Heritage Compact General, HC.HP.2013.0001-0055, 2-D Graphic, Item-ID: i21953442, BIB-ID: 2346522
Abdullah bin Hussein
Portait of Abdullah bin Hussein, commander of the Arab Eastern Army. He played a key role in the guerrilla revolt, in particular because of the besiege of Taif and Medina and of the sabotage of the Hejaz Railway. He was the ruling Emir of Transjordan under the British Mandate from 1921 to 1946, when ...
Arab woman wearing a niqab
Title and date devised by Library staff. Plate number 164., Main Heritage Compact General, HC.HP.2013.0001-0064, 2-D Graphic, Item-ID: i21953739, BIB-ID: 2346539, Published in Arthur Henry Roberts, "Bedouin Tragedy" in Asia and the Americas, vol. 31, 1931, p. 357.
Ibn Rashid, Amir of Jabal Shammar
During World War I, Saud (r. 1908–1920) was allied with the Ottoman Empire, which supplied the Rashidis with weapons and troops to fight against Ibn Saud, the founder and first king of Saudi Arabia. After the Ottoman defeat in World War I, Saud ibn Abdulaziz Al Rashid attempted to gain favor with ...
Faisal bin Hussein
Portait of Faisal bin Hussein, the commander of the Arab Northern Army during the Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire. He spent most of the war in Hejaz and he enjoyed a particularly close relationship with T. E. Lawrence. He was King of Syria from 1918-1920 and later King of Iraq from 1921 to 19 ...
Faisal bin Hussein
Portait of Faisal bin Hussein, the commander of the Arab Northern Army during the Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire. He spent most of the war in Hejaz and he enjoyed a particularly close relationship with T. E. Lawrence. He was King of Syria from 1918-1920 and later King of Iraq from 1921 to 19 ...
Faisal bin Hussein
Portait of Faisal bin Hussein, the commander of the Arab Northern Army during the Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire. He spent most of the war in Hejaz and he enjoyed a particularly close relationship with T. E. Lawrence. He was King of Syria from 1918-1920 and later King of Iraq from 1921 to 19 ...
St. John Philby
Together with T.E. Lawrence and Gertrude Bell, Sergeant John Philby was a key figure in the Arab Revolt. Like Lawrence and Bell, he was, first and foremost, an Arabicist and an explorer, best known for his works Heart of Arabia (1922) and The Empty Quarter (1932). In 1917, Philby arrived in al-Zuba ...