Most Bedouins are animal herders who migrate into the desert during the rainy winter season and move back toward the cultivated land in the dry summer months. Bedouin tribes have traditionally been classified according to the animal species that are the basis of their livelihood.

How do Bedouins live in the desert?

The arid desert climate and a scarcity of water and natural resources forced the Bedu to rely on whatever they had access to, in order to survive. ... Everything around them was used for daily life, such as ghaf trees for shade and shelter, while wood and desert plants were used to build homes.

How often do Bedouins move?

They pick up and move two or three times a year, typically in May and October, usually remaining within a 25-square mile area, and relocate from November to April in a winter camp with some stone shelters for the animals.