Great turnout for the "Al Mahaleb" competition at the "Mohammed bin Zayed Camel Race"
The competition aims to select the most productive camel milk and encourage the camel owner to purchase it.
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The “Al Mahaleb” competition at the festival of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan for camel racing and camel auctions witnessed a great turnout from local camel owners and purebred hybrids in the UAE, the Gulf states and a number of Arab countries.
Obaid Khalfan Al Mazrouei, Director of Planning and Projects Department in the Cultural and Heritage Programs and Festivals Management Committee in Abu Dhabi, crowned the winners of the Mahlab competition in four rounds for the categories of Orabi, Khawair and Asayel hybrids, for which 40 prizes were allocated, worth one million and 108,000 dirhams.
The supervisor of the Mahlab competition, Amber Al-Amiri, said that camel milking is one of the heritage of camels and the relationship of the people of the region with it.
Al-Amiri added that this competition stems from the Bedouin spirit, which has given camels a prominent place in daily life, which made the Bedouin take care of raising them and feeding them in order to get the best of what they produce.
The winner of the first place in each half of the Mahlab competition receives 70,000 dirhams, the second place 50,000 dirhams, and the third 35,000 dirhams, while the rest of the winners receive valuable prizes up to the tenth place.
The participants in the camel grooming runs at His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Camel Racing and Camel Bidding Festival, prepare saffron mixed with water or rose water. and happiness.
• The competition is derived from the Bedouin spirit that gave camels a prominent place in daily life.
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