Strong competitions for the Laqaya camels for the local, Majahim and Al-Asayel hybrids

Al Dhafra Festival.. Heritage traditions that consolidate the Emirati identity

The nature of the winter weather attracts visitors to the Al Dhafra Festival from all over.

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The various activities of the Al Dhafra Festival in its 15th session carry, in their content, the heritage traditions that consolidate the values ​​of the Emirati identity, and will continue until January 22 in the Al Dhafra region, 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, organized by The Cultural Programs and Festivals Management Committee in Abu Dhabi.

The Al Laqaya camel auctions for the localities, the Majahim and the purebred hybrids witnessed strong competitions between camel owners from the UAE, the Arab Gulf states and a number of Arab countries, who came to celebrate the heritage of the desert people, and to compete in the traditional camel auctions.

The Vice-Chairman of the Cultural and Heritage Festivals Programs and Programs Committee, Issa Saif Al Mazrouei, crowned the winners of the Mazayna races, in the presence of the Director of the Planning and Projects Department of the Committee, Obaid Khalfan Al Mazrouei.

The nature of the winter weather, which is unique to the UAE in general and the Al Dhafra region in particular, attracts visitors from everywhere. In addition to the beauty of the weather, there are multiple events designed by the Al Dhafra Festival to suit different groups of young and old.

Director of the Planning and Projects Department in the Cultural and Heritage Festivals and Programs Committee in Abu Dhabi, Obaid Khalfan Al Mazrouei, said that the festival management was keen to provide various heritage events and competitions to satisfy different ages and groups, and worked on diversifying competitions between heritage, cultural and entertainment, as the festival includes the Al Dhafra Heritage Market. Rich in activities and their diversity and plurality, the camel auction platform, and the Million Street, which offers many services to its visitors and sessions in the open air, in addition to the fields of heritage competitions in which shooting competitions, horses, falcons, greyhounds and others are held.

In turn, Eid Al Hammadi, a visitor to the festival, said that the new events attracted great attention, especially the competitions related to the human heritage of the UAE, the folk market activities, and educational activities directed to children, noting that the turnout was not limited to the people of Al Dhafra region and the Emirate of Abu Dhabi only. Rather, it witnessed a turnout from residents of the Emirates and tourists from outside, which indicates the success of the festival's activities for good promotion in attracting followers.

Hamda Al-Mansoori, a visitor, stressed that the global winter atmosphere is an appropriate opportunity to visit the festival on a daily basis, where children and adults enjoy the various activities offered by the organizing committee with high professionalism, pointing out that the most beautiful thing in the scene is the presence of all ages, groups and nationalities at the festival.

Maryam Miqdadi, a visitor, said that the beauty of the weather and the various events attracted visitors to the festival of different age groups, as she came with her family to taste popular foods, buy perfumes and smoke, buy from mobile restaurants that are widely available, and give space for children to unload their energies in the Children's Village and the main theater, which It offers valuable prizes for adults and children.

The qualifying race for the Arabian Saluki Championship begins

The qualifying race for the Arabian Saluki Heritage Championship at the Al Dhafra Festival in its 15th session witnessed strong competitions in the camel racing field in Zayed City in the Al Dhafra region. Four runs for the male category, and four runs for the female category).

“Al-Mahaleb” competition concludes with the first category “Localities”

The Al-Mahaleb competition concluded with the first category competitions, which included four runs for the localities category (Al-Urabi and Al-Khawawir) for Sharaiya and Al-Tilad, for which 40 valuable prizes were allocated, while the second category competitions of the Al-Mahaleb competition for the two matches of Al-Mahaleb, Sharaiya and Al-Majaheem is open, for which 20 valuable prizes were allocated, as the competition continues. Until January 21st.

The results of the Al-Khawair Tlad local race resulted in the victory of the “Tami’a” mount for its owner Bakhit Mabkhout Muhammad Amrit Amoush from the Sultanate of Oman in first place with a total of 53 kilos and 300 grams.

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