Nomadism: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	nomadic society

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Round white felt tents called gers, with decorative orange doors, stand on open grassland under a partly cloudy sky in Mongolia.

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A herd of horses stands on grassland near two white yurts at a nomad camp in the Orkhon Valley, Mongolia, with rolling hills and a deep blue sky in the background.

Nomads with cattle grazing on open grassland near round tents and a small pond, with the rolling Sayan Mountains in the background in Tyva republic, Russia.

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