camel herders

Desert livestock tenders

Camel herders are people who raise and tend camels, typically in arid regions of North Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia.

The term describes both traditional nomadic pastoralists who have herded camels for centuries and modern workers in the camel industry.

The camel herders guided their animals across the desert to the next oasis.

Related

nomad · Berber · Somali · Nubian · Mongolian · trek · Saharan · caravan · migratory patterns · grazing land · trader · desert crossing · herd dynamics · saddle · branding iron · sand storm · water well · arid

Opposites
animal type managed

camel herderscattle ranchers

Those who raise bovines

pig farmers · dairy farmers · fish farmers · goat herders · horse breeders

livelihood relationship with animals

camel herdershunters

Pursuers of prey

fishermen · whalers · trappers · poachers · seal hunters

economic mode

camel herdersplantation workers

Estate agricultural labor force

factory workers · office workers · rice farmers · wheat farmers · city dwellers

Family

camel, herder

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G