Photo taken on Jan. 5, 2022 shows people ridding on the camels for a parade during the King Abdulaziz Camel Festival held in the northeast of Riyadh, capital of Saudi Arabia. (Xinhua/Wang Haizhou)
RIYADH, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- A feast for camel lovers! The ongoing King Abdulaziz Camel Festival held in Saudi Arabia, the biggest event of its kind in the world, has attracted about 33,000 camel owners in the region and beyond for competition and entertainment.
The 40-day annual festival, which started on Dec. 1, 2021, offers a total prize of more than 250 million Saudi Riyals (66.6 million U.S. dollars).
Photo taken on Jan. 5, 2022 shows a camels beauty contest during the King Abdulaziz Camel Festival held in the northeast of Riyadh, capital of Saudi Arabia (Xinhua/Wang Haizhou)
A man pulls a camel attending a beauty contest during the King Abdulaziz Camel Festival held in the northeast of Riyadh, capital of Saudi Arabia, on Jan. 5, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Haizhou)
Photo taken on Jan. 5, 2022 shows an athlete catching a camel in a competition during the King Abdulaziz Camel Festival held in the northeast of Riyadh, capital of Saudi Arabia. (Xinhua/Wang Haizhou)
Photo taken on Jan. 5, 2022 shows an athlete training a camel in a competition during the King Abdulaziz Camel Festival held in the northeast of Riyadh, capital of Saudi Arabia. (Xinhua/Wang Haizhou)■
