832-219400 - Nomad yurts in the Mongolian steppe, Aimak Bayan Ulgi, Altai Mountains, Mongolia, Asia

832-219404 - Nomad yurts in the Mongolian steppe, Aimak Bayan Ulgi, Altai Mountains, Mongolia, Asia

832-219398 - Nomad yurts in the Mongolian steppe, Aimak Bayan Ulgi, Altai Mountains, Mongolia, Asia

832-154981 - Tuareg in the desert, Libya, North Africa, Africa

832-150129 - Mongolian child riding on a horse towards a summer camp of the nomads with a yak herd, ger or yurts round tents, in a lush green grass landscape near the Khuisiin Naiman Nuur Nature Reserve, Oevoerkhangai Aimak, Mongolia, Asia

832-126544 - Trading on the camel market of Nouakchott, Mauritania, northwestern Africa

832-125981 - Film set of the Nomad movie, Kazakhstan, Central Asia

832-126152 - Traditional burial place of a Touareg in the desert near Tikoubaouine, Algeria, Africa

832-125859 - Lonely yurt in Bununkul, Pamir mountains, Tajikistan, Central Asia

832-125862 - Small hut and people in the wilderness, Bulunkul, Pamir mountains, Tajikistan, Central Asia

832-125851 - Yurts, tents of Nomads at Song Koel, Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia

832-125852 - Yurts, tents of Nomads at Song Koel, Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia

832-125858 - Yurt in Bununkul in the Pamir mountains, Tajikistan, Central Asia

832-109157 - Neolithic rock art panel with Tuareg of the Tadrart, Tassili n'Ajjer National Park, Unesco World Heritage Site, Algeria, Sahara, North Africa

832-62790 - Tuareg nomads bringing their herd of dromedaries back home from the pasture in the desert, Sahara, Libya, North Africa, Africa

832-62792 - Tuareg camp with dromedaries, Sahara, Libya, North Africa, Africa

832-62791 - Tuareg nomad bringing his dromedaries back home from the pasture in the desert, Sahara, Libya, North Africa, Africa

1113-71175 - steep rock carved stone steps to Lotus Peak, Huang Shan, Anhui province, steep climb, stone steps, World Heritage, UNESCO, China, Asia

1113-71403 - Puji Si Temple, ginko trees, pilgrims, Buddhist Island of Putuo Shan near Shanghai, Zhejiang Province, East China Sea, China, Asia

1113-71404 - prayer in summit monastery, Buddhist Island of Putuo Shan near Shanghai, Zhejiang Province, East China Sea, China, Asia

1113-71210 - steep rock carved stone steps to Lotus Peak, Huang Shan, Anhui province, steep climb, stone steps, World Heritage, UNESCO, China, Asia

1113-71180 - steep rock carved stone steps to Lotus Peak, Huang Shan, Anhui province, steep climb, stone steps, World Heritage, UNESCO, China, Asia

1113-71179 - steep rock carved stone steps to Lotus Peak, Huang Shan, Anhui province, steep climb, stone steps, World Heritage, UNESCO, China, Asia

1113-71209 - Tourist group, yellow coats, view from peak, Huang Shan, Anhui province, World Heritage, UNESCO, China, Asia

1113-71174 - steep rock carved stone steps to Lotus Peak, Huang Shan, Anhui province, steep climb, stone steps, World Heritage, UNESCO, China, Asia

1113-71366 - pilgrims, Tiantai Feng, Mount Jiuhua, mountain of nine flowers, Jiuhua Shan, Anhui province, China, Asia

1113-71760 - pilgrims circle and turn the prayer wheels at the base of the Great White Pagoda, during birthday of Wenshu, Monastery, Wutai Shan, Five Terrace Mountain, Buddhist Centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China, Asia

1113-30672 - tuareg collecting firewood, Akakus mountains, Libya, Sahara, North Africa

837-1001 - Aerial view of a Bedouin man with his herd in the Negev desert, Israel

1116-33692 - Mongolia, Ger Ranch, Traditional Nomadic home with yellow door, flat grassy countryside.

1116-33691 - Mongolia, Ger Ranch, Traditional Nomadic homes on flat grassy countryside.

1116-33693 - Mongolia, Ger Ranch, Traditional Nomadic home, detail of door and roof.

1116-12329 - Tuareg teacher in a primary school in Tiriken, Mali

1116-12330 - Tuareg teacher in a primary school in Tiriken, Mali

1116-11022 - Kuchi nomads and their camels at Tangi Abreshom (Silk Gorge), Kabul Province, Afghanistan

1116-12336 - Tuareg camel caravan near Timbuktu, Mali

1116-12366 - Tuareg men, Timbuktu, Mali

1116-12364 - Tuareg man, Timbuktu, Mali

857-69491 - A member of the Shanabla tribe holds up a severed camels head up. The camel will be the main course at this wedding celebration outside El Obeid, Sudan. On February 15, 2006. The Shanabla are nomads and have no lands of their own. They raise camels to sell at market and are dependant on others lands for grazing.

857-62785 - The leader of a band of Kuchi nomads, Hamid, entertains a wildlife survey team and discusses wildlife in the region with biology student Zalmai Moheb, in the range lands near the Turkmenistan border, Kushk-i Kuhna district, Herat Province, Afghanistan

857-69495 - Shanabla woman sings at a wedding celebration near El Obeid, Sudan. A nomadic tribe they raise camels.

857-69490 - Camel traders and herders sit in a tea hut in a camel market in El Obeid, Sudan on February 16, 2006. Yussuf Gamaa, 2nd from L, is a camel herder from Darfur. About 150,000 camels cross over from Sudan into Egypt every year, the majority as cattle as an inexpensive source of protein. Today the camel is both the caravan and the cargo. Camels from this market will travel the Forty Days Road or Darb el-Arbein a 1,200 mile desert trail into Egypt and the oldest trade route in the Sahara. Desert nomads like Yussuf depend on the profitable camel trade for their livelihood.

1113-2380 - Waiter arranging lanterns, The Sands, at Nomad, Diani Beach, Kenya

1113-2381 - Couple sitting in a beach bar, The Sands, at Nomad, Diani Beach, Kenya

857-69509 - Sayyid Abdelbagi at home in El Obeid, Sudan (fourth from right) celebrating the purchase of camels that will go to Egypt.

857-69540 - Camel herders gather for breakfast tea as they travel through the Sahara desert, Sudan on a camel caravan.

857-69498 - Shanabla woman sings at a wedding celebration near El Obeid, Sudan. A nomadic tribe they raise camels.

857-62787 - A Kuchi man fingers prayer beads in a nomad camp near the Turkmenistan border in, Kushk-i Kuhna district, Herat Province, Afghanistan

857-69512 - Young men of the Darhammid tribe dance in the village of Limrat, Sudan during a wedding celebration. They raise camels.

857-62786 - Members of a wildlife survey team, student Zalmai Moheb and team leader George Schaller, discuss wildlife with Kuchi nomads while policeman accompanying the team look on, in the range lands near the Turkmenistan border, Kushk-i Kuhna district, Herat Province, Afghanistan

857-69493 - The bride and women gather at a wedding celebration of the Shanabla tribe near El Obeid, Sudan. The bride is in orange.

857-69497 - Shanabla men dance and chant at a wedding celebration near El Obeid, Sudan. A nomadic tribe they raise camels.

857-51215 - Gabbra women dismantle tents for their next move. Chaldi desert.

857-49107 - Close up of a nomad Kid, Irkestan pass, Kyrgyzstan

857-49102 - Kyrgyz Horseman, Osh, Kyrgyzstan

857-48281 - Local woman carrying water, Karakul lake, Karakoram Highway, Xinjiang Province, China

857-39192 - Nomadic herder, Terelj National Park, Mongolia

857-43289 - Kazakh herder, Altai Tavan Bogd National Park, Mongolia

857-43302 - Kazakh eagle hunter, Altai Tavan Bogd National Park, Mongolia

857-39191 - Nomadic herder, Terelj National Park, Mongolia

857-39278 - Gobi arats (cowboys), Gobi National Park, Mongolia

857-44720 - Kirghiz women in traditional dress outside of their yurt camp, Little Pamir, Wakhan, Afghanistan

857-43301 - Kazakh eagle hunter, Altai Tavan Bogd National Park, Mongolia

857-43291 - Kazakh herder, Altai Tavan Bogd National Park, Mongolia

857-43300 - Kazakh eagle hunter, Altai Tavan Bogd National Park, Mongolia

857-39258 - Mongolian nomad on motocycle

857-31323 - A clash of cultures and centuries: Masai teenagers walk past Western tourists on safari in Ngorngoro National Park, Tanzania.

857-19557 - Portrait of a Kazakh Nomad in traditional dressing. Most of the nomads living in the Tavanbogd Atlai National Park are Kazakhs.

857-4475 - Scenes at the Stargate movie set in the Algodones Dunes.

1196-252 - Gabbra tribe, keny

1195-96 - Somali nomads walking with camel, somalia

1196-11 - 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time. Tov province, mongolia

1196-79 - Invocation of the tengir (celestial) forces by means of drumming and dance. Like the sun, fire is a force that can attract as a magnet to the tengir forces. Tuvshintugs dorj (in yellow) carries the status of a ?Royal Shaman,? Meaning that he can channel three-quarters or more of the hundred tengir energies. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time

1195-97 - Somali nomads walking with camel, somalia

1196-117 - 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time. Tov province, mongolia

1196-27 - Horse milk is sprinkled into the four directions, as offerings to the nature spirits of the area, the sadak, or ?owners Of the earth.? Sometimes vodka is used instead, or as well. Milk is sacred to the mongol shamans, who believe that life on earth is descended from beings who originally came here on winged horses. Here two young female shamans make the offering in a ritual manner. Countryside mongols make this offering every morning on waking up; they usually also offer smoke, that the wind carries around the world as a prayer for harmony and prosperity. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time

1195-76 - Hardest hit was a 650 kilometers stretch of the somali coastline between garacad (mudung region) and xaafuun (bari region), which forms part of the puntland province near the horn of africa. The tsunami resulted in the death of some 300 people and extensive destruction of shelters, houses and water sources as well as fishing gear. The livelihoods of many people residing in towns and small villages along the somali indian ocean coastline, particularly in the northern regions, were devastated

1196-188 - Invocation of the tengir (celestial) forces by means of drumming and dance. Like the sun, fire is a the shamans often wear a ?light-protecting visor? Over their eyes. The radiance of the celestial spirits can be extremely strong, and this protects the onlookers from the blast of light when the celestial spirits enter the body of the shaman. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time

1196-66 - These reindeer peoples' entire existence is based around their herds of reindeer, which provide milk, skins for clothes, horn for carving and medicine, transport and occasionally, meat. the tsaatan are part of the tuvan ethnic group, which inhabits the tuvan republic of russia. there are only about 200 tsaatan in total, spread over 100,000 sq km of northern mongolia. they are nomadic, often moving their small encampments every three to four weeks, searching for special types of grass and moss loved by the reindeer. the tsaatan are strong practitioners of shamanism. west taiga, northern mongolia

1196-13 - Horse milk is sprinkled into the four directions, as offerings to the nature spirits of the area, the sadak, or ?owners Of the earth.? Sometimes vodka is used instead, or as well. Milk is sacred to the mongol shamans, who believe that life on earth is descended from beings who originally came here on winged horses. Here two young female shamans make the offering in a ritual manner. Countryside mongols make this offering every morning on waking up; they usually also offer smoke, that the wind carries around the world as a prayer for harmony and prosperity. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time

1196-104 - Invocation of the tengir (celestial) forces by means of drumming and dance. Like the sun, fire is a the shamans often wear a ?light-protecting visor? Over their eyes. The radiance of the celestial spirits can be extremely strong, and this protects the onlookers from the blast of light when the celestial spirits enter the body of the shaman. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time

1196-176 - Invocation of the tengir (celestial) forces by means of drumming and dance. Like the sun, fire is a force that can attract as a magnet to the tengir forces. Tuvshintugs dorj (in yellow) carries the status of a ?Royal Shaman,? Meaning that he can channel three-quarters or more of the hundred tengir energies. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time

1196-258 - Invocation of the tengir (celestial) forces by means of drumming and dance. Like the sun, fire is a the shamans often wear a ?light-protecting visor? Over their eyes. The radiance of the celestial spirits can be extremely strong, and this protects the onlookers from the blast of light when the celestial spirits enter the body of the shaman. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time

1195-73 - Hardest hit was a 650 kilometers stretch of the somali coastline between garacad (mudung region) and xaafuun (bari region), which forms part of the puntland province near the horn of africa. The tsunami resulted in the death of some 300 people and extensive destruction of shelters, houses and water sources as well as fishing gear. The livelihoods of many people residing in towns and small villages along the somali indian ocean coastline, particularly in the northern regions, were devastated

1196-69 - Horse milk is sprinkled into the four directions, as offerings to the nature spirits of the area, the sadak, or ?owners Of the earth.? Sometimes vodka is used instead, or as well. Milk is sacred to the mongol shamans, who believe that life on earth is descended from beings who originally came here on winged horses. Here two young female shamans make the offering in a ritual manner. Countryside mongols make this offering every morning on waking up; they usually also offer smoke, that the wind carries around the world as a prayer for harmony and prosperity. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time

1195-72 - Hardest hit was a 650 kilometers stretch of the somali coastline between garacad (mudung region) and xaafuun (bari region), which forms part of the puntland province near the horn of africa. The tsunami resulted in the death of some 300 people and extensive destruction of shelters, houses and water sources as well as fishing gear. The livelihoods of many people residing in towns and small villages along the somali indian ocean coastline, particularly in the northern regions, were devastated

1196-210 - Horse milk is sprinkled into the four directions, as offerings to the nature spirits of the area, the sadak, or ?owners Of the earth.? Sometimes vodka is used instead, or as well. Milk is sacred to the mongol shamans, who believe that life on earth is descended from beings who originally came here on winged horses. Here two young female shamans make the offering in a ritual manner. Countryside mongols make this offering every morning on waking up; they usually also offer smoke, that the wind carries around the world as a prayer for harmony and prosperity. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time

1196-105 - Horse milk is sprinkled into the four directions, as offerings to the nature spirits of the area, the sadak, or ?owners Of the earth.? Sometimes vodka is used instead, or as well. Milk is sacred to the mongol shamans, who believe that life on earth is descended from beings who originally came here on winged horses. Here two young female shamans make the offering in a ritual manner. Countryside mongols make this offering every morning on waking up; they usually also offer smoke, that the wind carries around the world as a prayer for harmony and prosperity. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time

1196-62 - Invocation of the tengir (celestial) forces by means of drumming and dance. Like the sun, fire is a force that can attract as a magnet to the tengir forces. Tuvshintugs dorj carries the status of a ?Royal Shaman,? Meaning that he can channel three-quarters or more of the hundred tengir energies. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time

1196-45 - Nomad birth. Today i born into family of buddhas; a child of buddhas i’ve become today. -santideva. Tibet

1195-75 - Hardest hit was a 650 kilometers stretch of the somali coastline between garacad (mudung region) and xaafuun (bari region), which forms part of the puntland province near the horn of africa. The tsunami resulted in the death of some 300 people and extensive destruction of shelters, houses and water sources as well as fishing gear. The livelihoods of many people residing in towns and small villages along the somali indian ocean coastline, particularly in the northern regions, were devastated

1196-101 - Horse milk is sprinkled into the four directions, as offerings to the nature spirits of the area, the sadak, or ?owners Of the earth.? Sometimes vodka is used instead, or as well. Milk is sacred to the mongol shamans, who believe that life on earth is descended from beings who originally came here on winged horses. Here two young female shamans make the offering in a ritual manner. Countryside mongols make this offering every morning on waking up; they usually also offer smoke, that the wind carries around the world as a prayer for harmony and prosperity. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time

1195-83 - Hardest hit was a 650 kilometers stretch of the somali coastline between garacad (mudung region) and xaafuun (bari region), which forms part of the puntland province near the horn of africa. The tsunami resulted in the death of some 300 people and extensive destruction of shelters, houses and water sources as well as fishing gear. The livelihoods of many people residing in towns and small villages along the somali indian ocean coastline, particularly in the northern regions, were devastated

1195-74 - Hardest hit was a 650 kilometers stretch of the somali coastline between garacad (mudung region) and xaafuun (bari region), which forms part of the puntland province near the horn of africa. The tsunami resulted in the death of some 300 people and extensive destruction of shelters, houses and water sources as well as fishing gear. The livelihoods of many people residing in towns and small villages along the somali indian ocean coastline, particularly in the northern regions, were devastated

1196-205 - Panel discussion about melt down in tibet sponsored by tibetan woman's association, highlighting the future of nomads and the drastic resettelment measures they are undergoing by the chinese. And the effect of the construction of 30 storey high dams in tibet by the chinese. Michael buckley did a film "meltdown in tibet"

1196-95 - 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time. Tov province, mongolia

1196-114 - 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time. Tov province, mongolia

1196-82 - This nomad women, adorned with amber, traveled from amdo, in eastern tibe

1196-36 - Tibetan nomads from central tibet profitting from selling yartsa gunbu, covetted aphrodiasic propoerties sold to chinese vendors in lhasa

797-9517 - Smiling Lambani Gypsy Tribal woman wearing gold nose ring Forest dwellers now settled in 30-home rural hamlets Related to the Rabaris gypsies of Kutch Gujarat, People, Karnataka, India