Photo of the Day ~ The Bedouin culture of Petra

in #travel7 years ago

A Bedouin And His Camels

The Nabataeans occupied Petra till the close of the Roman Empire. The Al B'doul tribe  is said to be among those descended from the Nabataeans, who built the city of Petra.  This Bedouin tribe, the Al B'doul, lived in Petra for more than 170 years. They built their lives among the tombs and caves, feeling a close attachment to the city. Some of the members of the tribe were relocated to a city built just for them near-by. Others in this tribe still lives in the ancient valley, clinging to traditional Dedouin life.  The B'doul are making a humble living by going to the Petra daily and acting as guides for the many tourists. They provide history and local color, traditional music and live entertainment. They even provide the camels and donkeys for transportation to the top of the site. In the Bedonin tribes, a man and his camel are inseparable. 

   ExploreTraveler has been creating travel articles, books, videos, and podcasts for several years now. It is our intention to bring our older material for others here to enjoy here on Steemit, and to create new material here as well. We invite you to click on our links to the original content, and to also follow us there as well.   

   This photo  was originally published on  exploretraveler.com as The Photo of The Day. 



 If you have come from our website, ExploreTraveler.com

Twitter Page, ExploreTraveler

Facebook Page, ExploreTraveler 

 Or any of our other social media channels, please consider getting your free account here on Steemit, and make sure to follow all of us @exploretraveler @pilgrimtraveler @johngentry @vetvso @johngentryjr @karengentry @elijahgentry @floridagypsy and we will follow you back.    

 Helping bring the world together one friend at a time. So travel and discover that the world is full of wonderful people." - ExploreTraveler @exploretraveler 

We have a travel tip audio book that you can purchase at Audible --> Here

 Happy Travels,

 ExploreTraveler Team  

  © 2017 ExploreTraveler. All Rights Reserved.     

 


Sort:  

Always wanted to go to Petra, amazing.

@thinkit, it is a lovely adventure.

Love it! Nicely done photo as well!

Beautiful picture! It reminds me of a movie I saw recently: Theeb. It's an international independent film (Jordanian, I believe), about a young Bedouin boy traveling with his family as guides for a WWI soldier on a secret mission. Really captivating plot, a glimpse into an interesting culture, and the cinematography is beautiful. I highly recommend it. (Especially if you like Lawrence of Arabia!)

@abishai thank you for the tip, and compliment. We will check it out.

Interesting post and great photo. Maybe one day I will visit Petra.

If you can it is a great trip.

Such an amazing capture, keep working:)

Coin Marketplace

STEEM 0.36
TRX 0.12
JST 0.039
BTC 70112.96
ETH 3549.99
USDT 1.00
SBD 4.71