Bedouin - Nomadic people of Desert

The Bedouin (/ˈbɛdᵿ.ɪn/; Arabic: بَدَوِيbadawī) are an Arab semi-nomadicethnic group, descended from nomads who have historically inhabited the Arabian and Syriandeserts. 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.

The Bedouin form a part of, but are not synonymous with, the modern concept of the Arabs. Bedouins have been referred to by various names throughout history, including Qedarites in the Old Testament and Arabaa by the Assyrians (ar-ba-a-a being a nisba of the noun Arab, a name still used for Bedouins today). They are referred to as the Araab (أعراب) in the Koran. Historically, the Bedouin engaged in nomadic herding, agriculture and sometimes fishing. A major source of income was the taxation of caravans, and tributes collected from non-Bedouin settlements. They also earned income by transporting goods and people in caravans across the desert. Scarcity of water and of permanent pastoral land required them to move constantly.

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