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Al Dhafra Festival competitions kick off today in their 15th session. From the source
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Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, the 15th Al Dhafra Festival competitions will be launched today, organized by the Abu Dhabi Cultural and Heritage Programs and Festivals Committee, in Madinat Zayed in Al Dhafra region in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and will continue until January 22 current.
Major General Faris Khalaf Al Mazrouei, Commander-in-Chief of Abu Dhabi Police and Chairman of the Cultural and Heritage Festivals and Programs Management Committee in Abu Dhabi, said that the Al Dhafra Festival embodies the approach of the founding leader Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, may his soul rest in peace, adding that the Al Dhafra Festival has become the most prominent destination for camel owners since its inception. For camel auctions, prizes and their audience, within the framework of the Abu Dhabi Emirate’s vision to preserve the heritage and the customs associated with it, and to preserve the original camel breeds.
He stressed that the festival, which is a title for the consolidation of heritage and the promotion of culture, seeks to contribute to the development of heritage and cultural tourism, attract visitors from all over the world, translate the cultural vision of the emirate by preserving and revitalizing the heritage, conveying the civilized and human message of the Emirates to the world and strengthening the values of loyalty and belonging through Practicing the authentic Emirati heritage.
For his part, Deputy Chairman of the Cultural and Heritage Festivals Programs and Programs Committee, Issa Saif Al Mazrouei, explained that the development of the festival after the expansion of the scope of the 15th session of the Al Dhafra Festival, under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, which included camel auctions in Sweihan, Razeen and Madinat Zayed In addition to the main auction at the Al Dhafra Festival, which was held in conjunction with the celebration of the fiftieth year, from October 28, 2021 to January 22, 2022 within the camel auction season in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. Tracking a new mechanism based on points, which is the first of its kind in the camel auctions competitions, adding new runs to the camels auctions for the categories of Al-Asael and Al-Wadha hybrids, and attracting lovers of heritage competitions.
The Director of the Planning and Projects Department of the Committee, Obaid Khalfan Al Mazrouei, explained that the festival includes many competitions and various heritage events, foremost of which is the camel parade, which will witness 82 rounds for the localities, the Mujahideen, the Asayel and Wadh hybrids, the Mahlab competition (six runs) for the localities and the Majaheem, and nine heritage competitions that celebrate the heritage of grandparents and fathers. These are the purebred Arabian horse race, the Arab traditional Saluki race, the falcon falcon competition, the Arabian Saluki competition, the archery competition, the blissful sheep competition, the dates and wrapping competition, the sour milk competition, and the Ahrat Al Qaoud competition, in addition to the activities and competitions of the Al Dhafra Heritage Market, Al Dhafra Street and Al Dhafra Street The millionth.
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