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Eugène Girardet - A Desert Caravan | Girardet’s luminous, ci… | Flickr Desert Caravan, Bestseller Books, August Sander, Amber Tree, Albert Bierstadt, Artistic Painting, Flowers Photography Wallpaper, The Alchemist, Egypt History

Girardet’s luminous, cinematic view of the nomadic life depicts a Berber tribe crossing the desert, following the course of a wadi or dried riverbed towards its next camp and watering place. The painting is as much a celebration of the stoicism and dignity of the self-sufficient tribesmen and women, shepherding their herd as they travel, as it is of the Saharan light: the juxtaposition of the deep shade in the foreground and the bright sunrise farther back, illuminating the dust thrown up by…

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caravan | desert transport | Britannica Arabic Classroom, Christmas Vacation Destinations, Best Christmas Vacations, Indian Desert, Egyptian Arabic, Language Practice, Desert Sahara, Morocco Marrakech, Morocco Tours

caravan, a group of merchants, pilgrims, or travelers journeying together, usually for mutual protection in deserts or other hostile regions. In the deserts of Asia and northern Africa, the animal most commonly used in caravans was the camel, because of its catholic appetite, its ability to go without water for several days, and its loading capacity. In some areas the camel was harnessed to a cart (as was the case in the tea trade between Kalgan in China and Kyakhta in Mongolia), but usually…

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