A glimpse of the future of oil producing Arab countries

[August]

Technically desert dwellers rarely live in straw huts. I believe they tend to favor fancy multi room tents or adobe buildings.

[Happy Times]

Originally Posted by August

Technically desert dwellers rarely live in straw huts. I believe they tend to favor fancy multi room tents or adobe buildings.

I was just referring to the article.

UNTIL the middle of the 20th century, the economy of Abu Dhabi was sustained by camel herding, growing dates and vegetables, fishing and pearl diving. Poverty was widespread. Most of the population lived in homes constructed from palm trees; the wealthy lived in mud huts.