Until then the Almoravids had been desert nomads, but the new capital marked their settling into a more urban way of life.

All told, the school amounted to a $60 investment for the desert nomads who have now settled in the area.

They look like desert nomads who have stumbled unexpectedly into the 20th century.

Bold, resourceful, and defiant, he would become a legend among the desert nomads.

We, who once were only poor desert nomads,are becoming a nation of seafarers and traders.

It took guts for desert nomads to man a subma-rine at the best of times.

In the south the Empire endured until it too was smashed by wars with the desert nomads.

"I hope to convert all the desert nomads, Holy One."

They leave the waste to the desert nomads, there's not enough water to keep their herds alive.

To protect against attacks from desert nomads, slaves were used as an escort.