Iran / Persia: A Central Asian cameleer with a prized male dromedary, Safavid art, c. 16th century

A camel is an even-toed ungulate within the genus Camelus, bearing distinctive fatty deposits known as humps on its back. There are two species of camel: Dromedary, or one-humped camels, which are native to the Middle East and the Horn of Africa; and Bactrian, or two-humped camels, which inhabit Central Asia. Both species have been domesticated; they provide milk and meat, and are working animals

Copyright:

Supplier: CPA Media Co. Ltd.

Credit:

Pictures From History

Theme:

SILK ROAD