Nomadic camel herder on sand dune in Gobi desert - stock photo

A nomadic herder sits on a sand dune on his camel against a background of the majestic Gobi Altai mountains. Pictured in mid winter, this nomadic family breeds Bactrian camels (Gobi camel, Camelus bactrianus). They live on the northern edge of the Gobi desert in the foothills of the Gobi Altai Mountains (Govi Altai Nuruu) around the area of Khongoryn Els (The Singing Sands, Singing Dunes ), Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park, �mnögovi Province, Southern Mongolia