Bedouin comes from the Arabic word, badawī (بدوي). This refers to a part of the predominantly desert-dwelling Arab ethnic group.
The Bedouin lifestyle is innately tied to nature and a simple life. Since few places in the desert are capable of supporting the life of even a small community for an extended period of time, the Bedouins would stay on the move with herds of sheep and goats as well as camels, the Bedouin migrated from one meagerly fertile area to another—each offered sustenance and shelter for some time, while the others were naturally replenished.
