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Striking photos of Bedouin **mads at the turn of the century
![]() ![]() Image: Library of Congress The Bedouin people (“desert dwellers” in Arabic) originated in the Arabian Peninsula and spread across **rth Africa and the Levant, moving from place to place in the harsh deserts of the region. Historically, Bedouins staked their livelihoods on the herding of camels and goats, as well as the occasional raid or extraction of tribute from settlements. These photos from the end of the 19th century capture a range of Bedouins at a time of change. As modern governments projected their power into previously ungovernable tracts of the desert, many Bedouins chose or were forced to abandon a purely **madic lifestyle and transitioned to a semi-**madic or sedentary urban way of life Read more... More about Arab, Bedouins, Middle East, History, and Retronaut ??????? ??????: Striking photos of Bedouin **mads at the turn of the century || ??????: rss || ??????: اسم منتداك
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