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Festivals across the country celebrate the camel’s significance.

LIWA, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Deep in the desert of the United Arab Emirates, the moment that camel breeders had been waiting for arrived. Families hauled their camels through wind-carved sands.

Festivals across the country celebrate the camel’s significance.

Festivals across the country celebrate the camel’s significance.

Tens of thousands of camels from across the region have descended on the desert of the United Arab Emirates to compete for the title of most beautiful

Festivals across the country celebrate the camel’s significance.

Even as the Omicron variant rips through the world, legions of breeders from Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia and Qatar travelled to the UAEs southwestern desert this week with 40,000 of their most beautiful camels for the Al Dhafra Festival.

Festivals across the country celebrate the camel’s significance.

Festivals across the country celebrate the camel’s significance.

Festivals across the country celebrate the camel’s significance.