The main focus of this celebration was a thanksgiving for the safe return of a tribeswoman...
A conversation in Harsuusi, one of six the south Arabian, Himyaritic languages spoken in Yemen and Oman...
This is a short video shot over three days on the edge of the Empty Quarter in the Jiddat il-Harasiis Oman...
This video is a conversation with a Harasiis elder, about the days before cars and planes were part of life on the Jiddat...
An interview with a tribal elder, which documents the struggle of the local pastoral community...
This video looks at camel racing which has long been a leisure activity among the Bedouin...
Welcome to NomadsinOman. The Harasiis are one of six major nomadic pastoral tribes in Oman. Along with the Duru, the Wahiba, the Jeneba, the Beit Kathir, and the Mahra, the Harasiis live in the central deserts of the Sultanate. They raise camel and goats in a largely subsistence economy and number about 5,000 people; a few of their numbers are also found in parts of the United Arab Emirates bordering Saudi Arabia. Of all the nomadic tribes in Oman, the Harasiis are the most remote; their traditional territory, is set halfway between the north and the south of the country.