• Camels compete during the Liwa 2016 Moreeb Dune Festival, in the Liwa desert.
    Camels compete during the Liwa 2016 Moreeb Dune Festival, in the Liwa desert.
  • Camels prepare to compete during the Liwa 2016 Moreeb Dune Festival.
    Camels prepare to compete during the Liwa 2016 Moreeb Dune Festival.
  • A man walks his camels across the Liwa desert, some 250 kilometres west of Abu Dhabi.
    A man walks his camels across the Liwa desert, some 250 kilometres west of Abu Dhabi.
  • Purebred Arab horses prepare to compete during the Liwa 2016 Moreeb Dune Festival.
    Purebred Arab horses prepare to compete during the Liwa 2016 Moreeb Dune Festival.
  • Camels compete during the Liwa 2016 Moreeb Dune Festival.
    Camels compete during the Liwa 2016 Moreeb Dune Festival.
  • Pigeons fly over the Liwa desert, 250 kilometres west of Abu Dhabi, during the Liwa 2016 Moreeb Dune Festival.
    Pigeons fly over the Liwa desert, 250 kilometres west of Abu Dhabi, during the Liwa 2016 Moreeb Dune Festival.
  • A man walks his camels across the Liwa desert.
    A man walks his camels across the Liwa desert.

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Camel and horse racing at the Liwa International Festival - in pictures

Jake Badger

January 05, 2016

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Camels and purebred horses compete during the Liwa 2016 Moreeb Dune Festival, in the Liwa desert in Abu Dhabi.

The festival, which attracts participants from around the Gulf, includes a variety of races (cars, bikes, falcons, camels and horses) and other such activities aimed at promoting the country’s folklore.

All photos: Karim Sahib / AFP Photo

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