37 NOMADISM AND STATELESSNESS IN THE CHOUF Coastal Chouf and Iqlim el Kharroub are not only hotspots for statelessness. In fact, the vast majority of the stateless there were identified as being of nomadic origins. 76% BEDOUINS IN COASTAL CHOUF At least 40% of the 355 stateless individuals censed in Coastal Chouf, mainly in the vicinity of Naameh and Haret el Naameh, were identified as of Bedouin origins. Forced to sedentism by modernity, many Bedouins were not able to afford housing within Greater Beirut. Hence, many settled in regions that witnessed exponential urbanization such as Naameh and Saadiyat. In the meantime, other Bedouins migrated from the Beqaa to work as farmers at the agricultural lands of Damour and Jiyeh. The el Hrouk tribe originally from Faour in Zahleh district is the most concerned by statelessness. DOM IN IQLIM EL KHARROUB 86% of Iqlim el Kharroub’s stateless population was identified to be of nomadic origins. Among them, at least 74% were from the Dom community. Most live in and around Wadi el Zayni, Ketermaya, Jadra and Chehim. Many have relatives in Beirut’s Dom communities. According to them, those who are in better conditions tend to move out to these areas. In Wadi el Zayni, Dom people live among Palestinians, while in Chehim, they live in harmony within the town in rental units of the old houses. 1 of Chouf’s stateless population have nomadic origins 2 3 4 5 6 1. Naameh-Haret el Naameh 2. Jiyeh 3. Jadra-Zarout 4. Wadi el Zayni 5. Ketermaya and Mgheiriyeh 6. Chehim © 2023 Siren Associates. All Rights Reserved.