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Special Beauty queens of the desert steal the show at Saudi Arabia’s King Abdulaziz Camel Festival photos

Beauty queens of the desert steal the show at Saudi Arabia’s King Abdulaziz Camel Festival

  • Annual event outside Riyadh draws thousands of visitors to 17 different categories of competition
  • Festival became a high-profile spectacle after the council of ministers formally began to regulate it
By Hebshi Al-Shammari ·
Women compete with their camels in the King Abdulaziz Camel Festival, which begins Friday, and ends Saturday in Riyadh. (AN Photo/Saad Al-Dosari) photos

Women compete in Saudi festival’s camel beauty contest for first time

By Hebshi Alshammari ·
World’s biggest camel festival helps make Saudi city top tourist destination

World’s biggest camel festival helps make Saudi city top tourist destination

By SPA ·
Prizes worth up to SAR52 million on offer at second Crown Prince Camel festival

Prizes worth up to SAR52 million on offer at second Crown Prince Camel festival

By Arab News - (SPA) ·
Prestigious Saudi camel festival gets underway

Prestigious Saudi camel festival gets underway

By Arab News ·

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