Abu Dhabi's iconic Al Dhafra camel festival

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Formally in its seventh year, this festival two hours into the Abu Dhabi desert actually started 21 years ago to settle an argument between a man and his son-in-law as to who had the most beautiful camel. Today it brings together hundreds of buyers and sellers come from across the UAE and the Gulf, and strives to preserve and promote Emirati heritage, with camel, hunting dog, and Arabian horse races, dromedary beauty and falconry contests, and... keep reading