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Created in 2015, the King Abdulaziz Camel Festival outside Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, is a 40-day event of camel races, pageants, and various entertainment and cultural events. The event includes the annual Camel Beauty Contest, which pays the winners over $66 million, making it highly competitive.
Camel-raising is a bedouin essential going back over 3,000 years. They are used for transportation, milk, meat, and labor. Before the oil era (1938 forward), raising camels was considered the most prestigious of tribal activities.
With climate change, camels are increasingly replacing cattle in the Middle East and Africa. Their diet is less constrained, and camels need less water while providing the same benefits to ranchers.
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