transhumance
noun
trans·hu·mance
tran(t)s-ˈhyü-mən(t)s 
tranz-,
-ˈyü-
: seasonal movement of livestock (such as sheep) between mountain and lowland pastures either under the care of herders or in company with the owners
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It was meant to be an anthropological film documenting this ancient and rare form of transhumance, and the life in the shepherds’ summer settlements in this incredible highland, which has been protected as a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1977.
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Annika Pham, Variety, 24 Mar. 2025
Capes were an homage to the ones worn by his shepherd ancestors, who practiced transhumance in the Caucasus for centuries, reworked by Gassanoff in a sheer chiffon-like fabric or in a thick wool version, both with very structured silhouettes.
—Alberto Calabrese, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2025
This lyrical but unsentimental book is a eulogy for transhumance—the seasonal movement of livestock and the people who watch over them.
—The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
One path follows an ancient transhumance trail — created for the biannual transfer of sheep and other herd animals between high and low ground.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2024
The government had recently decreed an end to their ancestral transhumance, offering permanent settlements and farmland in its stead.
—Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2021
One path follows an ancient trail of the transhumance — the biannual transfer of sheep and other herd animals between high and low ground.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2021
The main activities include transhumance, grazing and hiking tourism.
—Alex Treadway, National Geographic, 14 June 2017
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Annika Pham, Variety, 24 Mar. 2025
Capes were an homage to the ones worn by his shepherd ancestors, who practiced transhumance in the Caucasus for centuries, reworked by Gassanoff in a sheer chiffon-like fabric or in a thick wool version, both with very structured silhouettes.
—Alberto Calabrese, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2025
This lyrical but unsentimental book is a eulogy for transhumance—the seasonal movement of livestock and the people who watch over them.
—The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
One path follows an ancient transhumance trail — created for the biannual transfer of sheep and other herd animals between high and low ground.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2024
The government had recently decreed an end to their ancestral transhumance, offering permanent settlements and farmland in its stead.
—Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2021
One path follows an ancient trail of the transhumance — the biannual transfer of sheep and other herd animals between high and low ground.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2021
The main activities include transhumance, grazing and hiking tourism.
—Alex Treadway, National Geographic, 14 June 2017
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“Transhumance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transhumance. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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