Travel Photography Photos tagged as camel
The camel behind ours got a little too close for comfort!
a fntastic arrangment of camel safri /jeep safri deep in to the desert and vilages inthe desert , to see nature from the near by jaisalmer hotel desert haveli guest house .. inthe national monument fort jaisalmer india, e.mail. desert guest house@hotmail.com
This beast of burden was all dressed up and ready for a night on the tiles, his after shave left a lot to be desired though.
A camel train in Douentza, heading for Timbuktu.
Our Tuareg guide gets a lift back to his camp as the sun set over the Sahara.
Maranjob Caravansary which was built in 1012 A.H at a Silk Road detour is one of these golden-age structures. It is located in a 50-kilometer distance of Aran Bidgol city beside the Salt Lake and huge dunes. ========Caravansaries======== A 'caravan' in Persian means a group of travelers or merchants banded together and organized for mutual assistance and defense while traveling through unsettled or hostile country. Caravan trade is associated with the history of Iran and the Middle East. It is evident that all trade from one fertile area to another in this region had to be organized from the first, since long distances of desert trail separated settled parts and since local governments could not guarantee protection against tribes eager to loot and pillage. Such wares as jewels, spices, perfumes, dyes, metals, rare woods, ivory, oils, and textiles (chiefly silk) are associated with the trade. Camels were the main catties from Egypt and Iran to Mesopotamia and throughout the Arabian Peninsula. When you inquire the age of a caravansary in modern Iran, you are generally told that it dates from the time of Shah Abbas. This is a deceptive generalization and a term applied indiscriminately to all caravansaries built between the late 16th- 19th centuries AD. ....................................................... For more info check the following site: http://www.chnphoto.ir/gallery.php?gallery_uid=190&lang=en
A desert view in Erg Chebbi, Morocco.
Ranthambhore, Rajisthan
Ranthambhore, Rajisthan
Jaipur, Rajisthan
Jaipur, Rajisthan
Bikaner lies on the northern point of the triangle of desert cities. It is a very famous royal walled city dating back to 1486 AD. Apart from tourism, it holds very important position as it stand on the ancient caravan route which linked central Asia and North India with the Gujarat seaports. While other cities of Rajasthan are rich in lakes and pleasure pavilions, Bikaner seems quite bare in that respect.