Fellah

A fellah (Arabic: فَلَّاح fallāḥ; feminine فَلَّاحَة fallāḥa; plural fellaheen or fellahin, فلاحين, fallāḥīn) is a local peasant, usually a farmer or agricultural laborer in the Middle East and North Africa.

The invasions of the Babylonians, Hyksos, Ethiopians, Assyrians, Persians, Greeks, Romans, Arabs, and Turks, have had no permanent effect either on their physical or mental characteristics.

"[11] The percentage of fellahin in Egypt was much higher than it is now in the early 20th century, before large numbers migrated into urban towns and cities.

[13] In the Levant, specifically in Palestine, Jordan and Hauran, the term fellahin was used to refer to the majority native peasantry of the countryside.

[14] The term fallah was also applied to native people from several regions in the North Africa and the Middle East, also including those of Cyprus.