Yam tribe Yam thobe cut with a fitted waistband, ample skirt and wide triangular sleeves. The belt is hand woven leather and the headdress is made of wool. The great Wadi Najran drains the Asir highlands eastwards into the sands of the Empty Quarter, having irrigated much productive farmland along its course. Tall fortified farmsteads built in mud layers have been typical of Wadi Najran since ancient times. Yam are the important nomadic tribe of Najran. They are related to Bani Murra, the renowned trackers and guides of the Empty Quarter and Eastern Province. Women of Yam wear simpler attire[...]