NOMADS World Culture Festival Site, Taij Mountain, Nalaikh
August 21–23, 2026
10:00 AM – 7:00 PM Daily

Pastoralist Communities

Afar People

Afar Triangle (Danakil Depression), Ethiopia / Djibouti / Eritrea

Andean Llama & Vicuña Herders

High Andes Altiplano, Peru / Bolivia / Argentina / Chile

Apennine Shepherds

Central Apennine Mountains & Abruzzo, Italy

Canadian Prairie Ranchers

Great Plains & Foothills, Alberta / Saskatchewan / Manitoba, Canada

Changpa Nomads of Ladakh

Changthang Plateau, Ladakh, India / Tibet

Dhangar & Kurba Shepherds

Deccan Plateau, Maharashtra / Karnataka / Telangana / Tamil Nadu, India

Dukha (Tsaatan) Reindeer Herders

Sayan Mountains & Taiga Forest, Khövsgöl Province, Northern Mongolia

Global Dryland Pastoralists

Arid & Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs), Global (Sub-Saharan Africa, Central Asia, Middle East)

Global Mobile Pastoralists

Global Rangelands, Savannas, Deserts & Steppes

Hungarian Puszta Herders

Great Hungarian Plain (Hortobágy National Park / Puszta), Hungary

Irish Cattle Drovers

Burren & Rural Highlands, County Clare / West of Ireland

Karamojong People

Karamoja Sub-region, Northeastern Uganda

Maasai People

Maasai Mara & Great Rift Valley, Southern Kenya / Northern Tanzania

Macedonian Mountain Shepherds

Šar Mountains & Bistra Massif, North Macedonia

Mongol Herders

Mongolian Steppe, Gobi Desert & Altai Mountains, Mongolia

Nama People

Richtersveld & Namaqualand, Northern Cape, South Africa / Southern Namibia

Nenets People

Yamal Peninsula & Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Arctic Russia

Nevada Rangeland Ranchers

Great Basin & Humboldt River Basin, Nevada, USA

Raika People

Thar Desert & Aravalli Range, Rajasthan, India

Slovenian Alpine Goat Herders

Julian Alps & Karst Region, Slovenia

Spanish Transhumance Herders

Cañadas Reales & Sistema Central, Extremadura / Castile / Andalusia, Spain

Sub-Saharan Rainfed Pastoralists & Farmers

Sahelian Belt & Sudanian Savanna, West & East Africa

Tuareg (Kel Eway)

Aïr Mountains & Sahara Desert (Bilma / Agadez), Niger

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