Nomads who spend the long winters in lower altitudes in the southern areas of Badakhshan, Afghanistan, come up in summer to the higher mountains to take advantage of the rich grazing land. Nomads form two distinct cultural groups: Turkic and Mongolian.

Where did nomads come from?

Based on the researches in the southwest of Iran, they have estimated that most probably Nomadism began in Iran around 8000 years ago. In 1974, a group of researchers was working on an ancient hill in Andimeshk; they came across an ancient camp used by the Nomads around 8000 years ago.

What are nomads Where do they live?

A nomad is a person with no settled home, moving from place to place as a way of obtaining food, finding pasture for livestock, or otherwise making a living. ... Most nomads live in tents or other portable shelters.