The King Abulaziz Camel Festival in Saudi Arabia attracts the most beautiful and largest camels in the Gulf. This camel, owned by Sultan Al Shammari, is more than three metres tall and has attracted the attention of Guinness World Records. Photo: King Abdulaziz Camel Festival
A man wearing a mask tends to his camels at a market near Riyadh. Saudi Arabia said people handling camels should wear masks and gloves to prevent spreading Middle East Respiratory Syndrome. Reuters
Al Sayaheed was for centuries a meeting point for camel caravans arriving from all points on the Arabian peninsula, carrying goods and trading animals. Now the King Abdulaziz Foundation for Research and Archives that organises the festival wants to make it the camel capital of the world and part of the transformation of Saudi Arabia’s oil-dependent economy. Photo: King Abdulaziz Camel Festival
A camel crosses the street in al-Janadriyah, Saudi Arabia. AFP
Feeding time at a camel hospital in the kingdom.
Camels in Qassim desert, 350 kilometres north of the Saudi Arabia capital Riyadh. AFP
The King Abulaziz Camel Festival in Saudi Arabia attracts the most beautiful and largest camels in the Gulf. This camel, owned by Sultan Al Shammari, is more than three metres tall and has attracted the attention of Guinness World Records. Photo: King Abdulaziz Camel Festival
A man wearing a mask tends to his camels at a market near Riyadh. Saudi Arabia said people handling camels should wear masks and gloves to prevent spreading Middle East Respiratory Syndrome. Reuters
Al Sayaheed was for centuries a meeting point for camel caravans arriving from all points on the Arabian peninsula, carrying goods and trading animals. Now the King Abdulaziz Foundation for Research and Archives that organises the festival wants to make it the camel capital of the world and part of the transformation of Saudi Arabia’s oil-dependent economy. Photo: King Abdulaziz Camel Festival
A camel crosses the street in al-Janadriyah, Saudi Arabia. AFP
Feeding time at a camel hospital in the kingdom.
Camels in Qassim desert, 350 kilometres north of the Saudi Arabia capital Riyadh. AFP
The King Abulaziz Camel Festival in Saudi Arabia attracts the most beautiful and largest camels in the Gulf. This camel, owned by Sultan Al Shammari, is more than three metres tall and has attracted the attention of Guinness World Records. Photo: King Abdulaziz Camel Festival