Guiness recognizes Saudi Arabia camel festival as largest in the world

  • 9/22/2018
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JEDDAh: The Crown Prince Camel Festival in Taif was named the largest in the world on Friday by Guinness World Records.The festival included more than 11,000 camels, the largest number of camels in a race, and almost 800 races held between Aug. 11 until Saturday, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.Prince Fahd bin Jalawi bin Musaed, President of the Saudi Federation of Camels, received the certificate from Guinness representative Ahmad Jamal Aldin.Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was scheduled to attend the closing of the festival on Saturday.During the event, SR53 million worth of prizes were handed out to participants from Saudi Arabia, other Gulf States and Arab countries.“The success of the festival was a great leap forward for the sport in its home country, among its fans and admirers,” SPA reported.

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