Friday, August 12, 2016

Bedouin Girl Riding a Camel

Little camel, big package.
Description of Illustration: restored photograph of a Bedouin Girl riding a camel, heavy load, desert peoples, Middle East

The Bedouin (/ˈbɛdᵿ.ɪn/; Arabic: بَدَوِي badawī) are an Arab semi-nomadic ethnic group, descended from nomads who have historically inhabited the Arabian and Syrian deserts. Their name means "desert dwellers" in the Arabic language. Their territory stretches from the vast deserts of North Africa to the rocky sands of the Middle East. They are traditionally divided into tribes, or clans (known in Arabic as ʿashāʾir; عَشَائِر) and share a common culture of herding camels and goats. Read more...

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