Hassan El Masry-Giza
Over 25 acres, tens of thousands of camels are located in the market of Burqash (West Cairo), one of the largest markets in the Middle East.
In the early morning, traders and citizens begin their journey to buy and sell camels. As time goes by, the market turns into a tourist attraction for its camel races, and has become a favorite for many local and international photographers.
Hundreds of years ago, camels came from Sudan, where they traveled thousands of miles over the sands of arid deserts on the path of the 40th Street, which derives its name from the 40-day journey that camels have taken since its inception from the Sudanese city of Omdurman until it reaches Aswan in Egypt. Cross buses to the market.
From time to time, the way in which some traders inside the market deal with a lot of animal rights associations, and recently the Egyptian security services arrested three traders on charges of beating and torturing beauty.