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Al Dhafra Festival to include more locations, events and prizes

July 17, 2021 / 11:41 PM
Sharjah 24 – WAM: 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 edition of Al Dhafra Festival will be held from 28th October, 2021, to 22nd January, 2022.
The 15th edition of the festival, which coincides with the country's Year of the 50th celebrations, is set to witness widespread interest and increased participation by camel owners in the UAE and GCC countries.

The directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan reflect the leadership's support for projects aimed at preserving and promoting UAE cultural heritage among future generations. The directives also serve to further develop heritage festivals, support and encourage camel owners to participate, and to acquire valuable, authentic Arab breeds. It also aims to support and encourage participation in falconry competitions, pure Arabian horse and traditional Arabian saluki races, archery, and falconry and ghanam al naim (sheep) mazayna. Increasing the prize money is also intended to boost camel breeding and camel racing, thus creating new job opportunities.

The aims of Al Dhafra Festival include: unifying criteria, terms, conditions, efforts and resources to achieve greater success in all mazayna competitions; increasing the number of participating camels; preserving pure camel breeds, and increasing demand for these breeds; contributing to the development of local and GCC tourism; stimulating economic activity; shedding light on the region; and strengthening Abu Dhabi's status as the destination for camel mazayna locally, regionally and internationally.

July 17, 2021 / 11:41 PM

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