Nearly all of population is considered Arab, but Arabs are quite varied ethnically and over the years Yemen has been a destination for numerous people from multiple regions (most from East Africa) who have got married with locals. For that, […]
Gujarat is a wonderful region where it is still possible to see small tribes that preserve autonomy from the central government and remain bound to the village leader, having almost intact traditions and customs. A very beautiful area for its ethnic […]
Mozambique, Quirimbas Islands: a naturalistic paradise – Day 4 & 5
Mozambique, Matemo & Mogundula – Day 4 & 5 Today it is the time to say goodbye to Ibo and move to the heart of the archipelago. We meet the ”captain” Moussa and Abu on the beach and together we […]
Kyrgyzstan’s population of 5.3 million comprises three main ethnic groups: Kyrgyz, Uzbeks and Russians. In common with its neighbours in Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan has a mixed population where most of th ethnic Uzbeks in Kyrgyzstan live in the south, in the […]
Mozambique is officially known as the Republic of Mozambique. Located in the Southeast of Africa bordering the Indian Ocean, it has a population of around 26 million people: 99% of Mozambicans descended from such indigenous tribes as the Makua, Tonga, […]
The Ethiopian population includes more than 80 different ethnic groups. The Oromo (or Galla) live in the central-southern area and they are the largest Ethiopian ethnic group (34.4%), the Amara, who live on the plateau north of Addis Ababa (27.0%) […]
Danakil depression is located in the northeastern Ethiopia. It is one of the most spectacular and inhospitable regions of the world, full of eye catching colors, active vulcans, lunar landscape, sulphur springs and nonetheless the tough ethnic group of Afar […]
Senegal is a West African country with about 20 ethnic groups. The Wolofs are the majority (43.3% of the population) and they are located in the Centre West and in the urban areas; the Halpulaarens represent the second main group (23.8%). The […]
Uzbekistan is the most populous country in the Central Asia with a population of 31.6 million people. Uzbeks are the largest Turkic group in Uzbekistan (and also the entire of Central Asia) with the 75.5% of the population. Uzbeks are mainly […]
Laos has about 47 different tribes with different traditions and customs: only half of the population is of lao ethnicity, native to the plain river valleys and closely related to the Lao people of northeastern Thailand. In the high lands, there […]