Kurdish Village on the Euphrates

Kurdish Village on the Euphrates

The image shows a traditional Kurdish village along the Euphrates River, with dome-shaped mud-brick dwellings typical of rural Mesopotamian architecture. These kinds of structures were common in the late Ottoman Empire, particularly in areas inhabited by Kurdish populations.

Circa early 1900s (likely between 1900–1910)

Orientbilder I: Mesopotamien

Kurdendorf am Euphrat.
Zum Besten der deutschen Waisenhäuser in Armenien, zu beziehen durch den Deutschen Hilfsbund für Armenien, Berlin W.10, Lützowufer 5. – Orientbilder I: Mesopotamien.

Deutscher Hilfsbund für Armenien, Berlin W.10, Lützowufer 5

This postcard was part of a fundraising initiative by the German Relief Association for Armenia. It reflects European philanthropic and missionary involvement in the Near East during the early 20th century.