Little hunting or fishing occurs, but trading flourishes. Housing ranges from villas to slums, with slums being dominant. In the towns, rectangular homes made of adobe and stone line very narrow streets. In the villages, rectangular homes have frameworks of poles, walls of earth or dry stones, and roofs of thatch. Jebala Arab dress is typical of that of other Arabs.
Most men wear faded, brown, long-sleeved Moroccan tunics made of cotton.
Cotton turbans or caps and small leather pouches complete the outfit. Originally, Jebala Arab women covered themselves from head to foot with a white woolen blanket known as the haik . Now, most wear woolen skirts, tied with two foot long, red wool belts. In the villages, Jebala Arab women do the housework and care for the children, while the men work the fields, herd the animals, and provide protection. The women also perform some farm tasks, such as milking the cows, goats, and sheep and making butter.