Camel Festival in the United Arab Emirates

"zafar" camel festival in UAE is one of the important activities of camel trade in Gulf region, which comes from UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

Camels from six countries, including Tal, Bahrain, Kuwait and Sultanate of Oman, gathered here to participate in selection, bidding and competitions at all levels.

The activities held included UAE folk competitions and exhibitions such as packing dates, weaving dates leaves and squeezing camel milk, as well as exhibitions and sales of nomadic handicrafts, nomadic poetry competitions and camel-themed photography competitions. Some female painters introduced their paintings to tourists.