Nomads Settlement, Tibet

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There are four Yakhair tents in this picture alongside the Cho chu river and some yaks, high peaking the rugged Cho la ri Mountain range.

Tibetan nomads, known as drogba in Tibetan, are one of the most interesting people on the planet. They live in the remote, high elevation grassland regions of the Tibetan Plateau. Nomads are found in all three traditional regions of Tibet: Amdo, Kham and U-Tsang. The regions that have the most nomads are Nagchu and Ngari in the Tibet Autonomous Region, Jyekundo (Yushu) and Golog (Gyarong) in Amdo (Qinghai) and the northwestern counties of Garnze in western Sichuan. It is hard to say exactly how many nomads are remaining, but estimates have been put at about 2 million (includes nomads and semi-nomads).

Tibetan nomads live either in black yak wool tents or in white canvas tents.Their lives are simple and their possessions are few. Inside the tent, there will be a stove in the center.
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