village: Quick Facts

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Nov. 11, 2026

News •

Why a village desperately doesn't want to be 'a village' any more • Nov. 7, 2026, 2:26 AM ET (BBC)

Photos

Adobe buildings with domed roofs are surrounded by dense date palms in the oasis village of Deh-e Seyf, set against the arid Lut desert near Kerman, Iran.

Across the world

Cluster of small houses in a village nestled among green hills beside the wide Congo River, with more hills visible in the background, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Traditional stone houses with thatched roofs line a wide path in Seongeup Folk Village on Jeju Island, South Korea, with trees and a mountain in the background.

Papa, Savai'i, Western Samoa

Secoton, a Powhatan Village

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Topics

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Key People

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Fei Xiaotong

Chinese social anthropologist