Amazing Mat Tents of North Ethiopia - Danakil Desert Dwellers

The hottest place on Earth is the home to the mat tents of the Afar people. These may represent the earliest mobile architecture in the world.

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[jenniferk]

Gotta love that baby sound asleep on his mamas back while she builds a house!

[miglenakirilova]

Възхищение, обич и учудване...Колко сме глезени и непохватни днешните жени!!!! Имаме всичко и все мрънка ме Нека да се поучим от спокойствието и смирението им.Те трябва да са горди а не ние....благодарност към създателите на филма

[lesliehardeman]

I can remember back when I was in my 20's, going to bring lunch to my boo at different construction sites, everyone was always arguing with one another. I never was able to understand why... Seeing these lovely people working together makes me so happy and im so glad that we get to see this...

[zaro]

Man I have so much respect for the Afar people cause they are really hard working and it's even better to watch the video when you speak their language

[patmuscarella]

the tents are beautiful the work they do is so intricate. I'm Amazed. very talented people very hardworking people God keep them safe

[bethroesch]

Not a chance I'd last 5 minutes. Okay maybe 5 minutes but not much more. I'm in absolute awe of these women. I just watched them build their family's home while holding babies. They're much stronger and smarter than I am ♥️

[abdirashidsaleh]

All east African have same culture
Because we are one people one nation.
Before I read the title of video I thought it is somalia.
I love all east African people
We have beautiful culture with no differences which shows that we are one.

[atilamatamoros]

Never thought of nomadic architecture, until I saw this content. Nothing is more vernacular than this architecture. Congratulations.

[megankennedy]

I am so taken by the jewelry, the beauty of their clothing-and their hairstyles.What exelent beauty..and these children are beautiful, too.Their way of life must have been handed down for a very long time.I would love to know more about them!!

[hassankaire]

Watching this video made me cry, because this is the kind of Life i experienced in Northern Kenya before i got a chance to Study and get a scholarship in the United States.I Love and respect Nomads

[МилкаТруш]

Потрясающие женщины!
Красоты какой необыкновенной .
Как же жива в них память об истинной правильной исконной
архитектуре!❤

[nancykathryntieger]

Thanks for posting this. I love Afar. We worked with Afars for 12 years. This video makes me miss my clan very much. It is hot. It is a harsh environment. But it is so peaceful and the people are beautiful and strong. This "ari" can be dismantled and transported on a camel.

[carmichael]

Thank you so much for bringing this to us. I am always amazed to see people being so ingenious. It just goes to show what we lose when we get used to soft living and being greedy. They are so hard working and adaptive.

[Missy-]

A fascinating video! A couple years ago, I stayed in a modified tent like this in a small campground near Lac Abbe in Djibouti, near the Ethiopian border. The next day, we gave two Afar men a ride to their village (a temporary village, as they are semi-nomadic), and they invited us into their tent homes like these and introduced us to their families. Spending time with the Afar people was one of the highlights of all my travel in dozens of countries.

[sezapingo]

Beautiful, resilient, ingenious people. Living lightly on the land with local resources, in community together.

[davidthompson]

I have lived all year round in similar type of structure in England, made from hazel poles, covered in army canvas, lined with wool blankets between canvas and frame....wood boards and carpets on floor, and wood stove inside, for extreme winter type of tent known as a Bender was widely used by Gypsy people in the past but not was still living in Benders till a few years ago, including December / January 2010 / 2011, which was the coldest December/ January for over 100 years....however, with the wood stove on and extra blankets on my bed I was warm and comfortable. ....I now live in the luxury of a small bus, on the north Devon coast. Thanks for your videos 🤙

[hafdissigurdardottir]

No, I could not live there.
But these people are much STRONGER 💪 than I am. 👍👍👍
Sending everyone love and blessings from Iceland 🇮🇸 ❤️🙏❤️🦋🦋🦋

[wernerheuser]

absolute amazing, the humans as a part of the nature, even the hills look like the tents, no wounds no garbage, respect, man are we sick and degenarated

[chevekadouglas]

These people are not poor, this is their ancestral way of life!they r Rich💯they are very self sufficient and I haven't seen one poor in spirit, determination or weak, let alone on the side of the road begging. Thanks for the video

[aliahmedyacin]

This is a beautiful life. I spent early age of my life with pastoralists. I still remember how simple and blessing was the nature. Everything had a meaning and a soul..stones, trees, mountains, dry valleys... everything even my shadow had a name "Afan".