Gers (yurts) in the Orkhon Valley, Ovorkhangai, Mongolia, Asia

Gers (yurts) in Ovorkhangai Province, Mongolia, Asia

Nomad camp, Uureg Nuur Lake, Uvs, Mongolia

Nomads' encampment, Orkhon Valley, Ovorkhangai, Mongolia

Nomads' camp, Terkhin Valley, Arkhangai, Mongolia

A bedouin (bedu) camp, Wadi Rum, Jordan, Middle East

Nomad at home, Lake Son-Kul, Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia

Inside Kazakhs yurt, Tianchi (Heaven Lake), Tien Shan, Xinjiang Province, China

Horses and nomad tents on the shores of Tso Thadsang Karu, Ladakh, India, Asia

Nomadic herders' flock of sheep and goats on Steppes grasslands of Mongolia, Asia

Nomadic herders' ger camp in Gobi Desert, Mongolia, Asia

Nomadic herders' ger camp on Steppes grasslands of Mongolia, Asia

Nomadic herders' ger camp on Steppes grasslands of Mongolia, Asia

Rocky mountains behind ger, Nomad camp in summer, Khogno Khan Uul Nature Reserve, Gurvanbulag, Bulgan province, Northern Mongolia, Central Asia, Asia

Bedu (Bedouin) tents at Abu Aineh, south of Rum village, with Jebel Khazali in the background, Wadi Rum, Jordan

Line of family gers at a Summer nomad camp, distant gers and mountains, Khujirt, Uvurkhangai (Ovorkhangai), Central Mongolia, Central Asia, Asia

Gers at a Summer nomad camp under dark skies with nomadic man wearing deel, Khujirt, Uvurkhangai (Ovorkhangai), Central Mongolia, Central Asia, Asia

Nomad tents, Lar Valley, Iran, Middle East

Aimaq nomad camp, Pal-Kotal-i-Guk, between Chakhcharan and Jam, Afghanistan, Asia

Uzbek's yurt near Maydana, Afghanistan, Asia

Camel herder and bedouin life in the desert at Al Ain in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Sunrise on nomad yurt tents, Xilamuren grasslands, Inner Mongolia province, China, Asia

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

A lone purple yurt stands in the vast Mongolian steppe in rural Mongolia

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

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

Yurts, tents of Nomads at Song Koel, Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia

Kazakh men putting up a yurt, Sati village, Tien Shan Mountains, Kazakhstan, Asia

Yurt on the Pamir Highway M41, Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province, Tajikistan, Asia

Rashaida man standing in front of his tent in the desert around Massaua, Eritrea, Africa

Rashaida father and son standing in front of their tent in the desert around Massaua, Eritrea, Africa

Kazakh yurt under milky way. Bayan-Ulgii province. Mongolia

Yurt of eagle hunter Bashakhan Spai at night, starry sky over Kisil Char, Olgii, Mongolia, Asia

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

Lonely yurt in Bununkul, Pamir mountains, Tajikistan, Central Asia

Peaceful evening. Mount Tsambagarav summer camp. Bayan-Ulgii province. Mongolia

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

Yurt at sunset, nomadic life, Mongolian steppe, Mongolia, Asia

Kazakh men putting up a yurt, Sati village, Tien Shan Mountains, Kazakhstan, Asia

Kazakh men putting up a yurt, Sati village, Tien Shan Mountains, Kazakhstan, Asia

Yurt under the Turtle Rock, in Gorky Terelj National Park, Gorky Terelj National Park, Ulaanbaatar, Ulan Bator, Mongolia, Asia

Yurts under the Turtle Rock, in Gorky Terelj National Park, Gorky Terelj National Park, Ulaanbaatar, Ulan Bator, Mongolia, Asia

Summer evening in mount Tsambagarav summer camp. Bayan-Ulgii province. Mongolia

Yurt under rocks in Gorchi Terelj National Park, Ulan Bator, Mongolia, Asia

Yurts, tents of Nomads at Song Koel, Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia

House and yurts of the family of Bashakhan Spai, Kisil Tschar, Olgii, Mongolia, Asia

Yurt in Bununkul in the Pamir mountains, Tajikistan, Central Asia

Gabbra women dismantle tents for their next move. Chaldi desert.

Rock hanging of the crown in the interior of a Mongolian Ger (yurt) tourist accommodation at the Gobi Tour Ger Camp, Bayanzag, South Gobi Province, Mongolia

Interior of a traditional Mongolian ger (yurt) by Ongi Monastery, Saikhan-Ovoo, Dundgovi Province, Mongolia

Woman by a Mongolian ger (yurt),Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park, Ömnögovi Province, Mongolia

Mongolian Gers (yurts) tourist accommodation at the Gobi Tour Ger Camp, Bayanzag, South Gobi Province, Mongolia