Yanz

Grain in Ras al-Khaimah

Authors

  • Phil Iddison Independent Scholar Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/ppc.28053

Keywords:

grain, cultivation, subsisdence, documentary essay, late 20th century, granaries, field systems, land stewardship, wadis, topography, Emirates, yanz, community, sustainability, self-sufficiency

Abstract

A photoessay documenting traditional grain storage practices in Ras al-Khaimah (UAE).

Author Biography

  • Phil Iddison, Independent Scholar

    Phil Iddison is a civil engineer who lives in west London and has worked in the Middle and Far East. He has written over many years for PPC and is a seasoned contributor to the proceedings of the Oxford Symposium.

References

Dostal, Walter, The Traditional Architecture of Ras al-Khaimah (North). Dr Ludwig Reichert Verlag, Wiesbaden, 1983.

Lancaster, William & Fidelity, Honour is in Contentment – Life before Oil in Ras al-Khaimah (UAE) and Some Neighbouring Regions, De Gruyter, Berlin, 2011.

Shahid, Mohammad, ‘Barley and wheat landraces of the United Arab Emirates’, in Tribulus, The Journal of the Emirates Natural History Group, Volume 27, 2019.

William Lancaster’s archive material 1997-1998 and 1998-1999 lodged at the Ras al-Khaimah Museum Archive.

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Published

2021-04-01

Issue

PPC 119 (2021)

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Iddison, Phil. 2021. “Yanz: Grain in Ras Al-Khaimah”. Petits Propos Culinaires, April, 92-106. https://doi.org/10.1558/ppc.28053.