Scene from AlBadia

This painting documents a scene from AlBadia of Iraq, which extends over a vast area of approximately 200,000 sq km and includes AlBadia of Jazira, the Northern Badia, and the Southern Badia. Its borders are the Euphrates River to the east and the northern mountain range in Iraqi Kurdistan. It is a natural extension of the valley in the north of Saudi Arabia, the eastern Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, and the southeast of the Republic of Syria. It is now inhabited by nomadic Bedouins and is used as grazing areas for its Bedouin inhabitants, interspersed with oases, some cities, and valleys that form torrents when rainfall occurs. The desert differs from the Badia in the percentage of rain precipitation, its enjoyment of life, and its creatures and green plants as it appears in the painting. The desert of Iraq was a destination for the successive migrations of tribes and clans from the Arabian Peninsula in different periods, significantly changing Iraqi society's social nature. During this period, the artist worked as a teacher in the Saleh castle in southern Iraq, which was located on the Al-Kahla riverbank and belonged to the Maysan Governorate.