Editing Camel train (section)

{{short description|Caravan, series of camels carrying passengers and goods}}
[[File:Salt transport by a camel train on Lake Assale (Karum) in Ethiopia.jpg|thumb|upright=1.35|A contemporary camel caravan for salt transportation in [[Lake Karum]] in [[Afar Region]], [[Ethiopia]]]]
[[File:BosraMosaicCamels.png|thumb|Ancient Roman mosaic depicting a merchant leading a camel train. [[Bosra]], [[Syria]]]]
[[Image:ST-caravan.jpg|thumb|{{center|"Caravan Approaching a City in the Vast Desert of Sahara", from: ''Stanley and the White Heroes in Africa'', by H. B. Scammel, 1890}}]][[Image:CamelTrainKalgoorlie WEFretwellCollection.jpg|thumb|{{center|Camel train transporting a house, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, ''ca.''{{tsp}}1928}}]]
[[File:The Camel Train.jpg|thumb|{{center|Camels with a [[howdah]], by Émile and Adolphe Rouargue, 1855}}]][[Image:Camels in Jordan valley (4568207363).jpg|thumb|{{center|Camel convoy in the [[Jordan Rift Valley]], May 2010}}]]
{{hatnote|"Camel caravan" redirects here. Not to be confused with ''[[Camel Caravan]]'', a former radio program.}}
A '''camel train''', '''caravan''', or '''camel string''' is a series of [[camel]]s carrying passengers and goods on a regular or semi-regular service between points. Despite rarely travelling faster than human walking speed, for centuries camels' ability to withstand harsh conditions made them ideal for communication and trade in the desert areas of [[North Africa]] and the [[Arabian Peninsula]]. Camel trains were also used sparingly elsewhere around the globe. Since the early 20th century they have been largely replaced by motorized vehicles or air traffic.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/6070400.stm BBC: "Dying trade of the Sahara camel train" (2006)]</ref>