Al Dhafra Festival 2023-2024: The Largest Camel Auction in Abu Dhabi

2023-08-30 21:06:29

Abu Dhabi (Al Ittihad)

Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, may God protect him, the 17th session of the Al Dhafra Festival will be held from October 21, 2023 to February 8, 2024, as part of the season of camel auctions in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. It is organized by the Festivals Management Committee and Cultural and Heritage Programs. In cooperation with the Emirates Heritage Club.
The festival falls within the framework of the continued support of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, may God protect him, for heritage preservation projects, promotion, development and development of heritage festivals, enabling camel owners to continue breeding and caring for camels, and supporting those interested in falconry competitions and purebred Arabian horses and competitions. heritage, which made the Emirate of Abu Dhabi a unique model in the field of organizing heritage festivals. The festival sheds light on the role of camels in the culture and heritage of the UAE, and its sister countries, the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, through camel auctions in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi for the purebred breeds of the categories of localities, majahim, and purebreds. The festival, in its 17th edition, includes Sweihan’s auction, Razeen’s auction, Madinat Zayed’s auction, and the closing festival of Al Dhafra Festival. The 17th session of the Al Dhafra Festival is the largest session since its inception in 2008, as the organizing committee of the festival has allocated 361 runs for the local, majestic, and pure-bred hybrids, an increase of 35 runs over the previous session. Al Dhafra Festival seeks to unify standards, terms and conditions, intensify efforts to achieve success in auctions, increase the number of camel owners participating in them, preserve purebred camel breeds, and increase the demand for buying and selling.
The festival contributes to the development of domestic and Gulf tourism, stimulates economic activity, highlights the importance of the region, and strengthens the position of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi as a first destination for camel auctions.
The festival also consolidates Abu Dhabi’s position as a regional and global platform for heritage, sheds light on the Emirati and Arab heritage in camel auctions and works to revive it, and communicates the civilizational and human message of the Emirates to the world, as well as promoting the values ​​of loyalty and belonging through the practice of the authentic Emirati heritage.
Heritage events
The festival witnesses a group of competitions and accompanying heritage events, including the falconry competition, the milking competition, the purebred Arabian horse race, the traditional Arabian saluki race, the falcon competition, the Arabian saluki competition, the archery competition, the competition of the auction of blissful sheep, the auction of dates and their packaging, and the milk competition. Al-Hamd, and the “Sit down” competition, in addition to many heritage and cultural activities, the popular market, foreign markets, and Al Dhafra booths. The Cultural and Heritage Festivals and Programs Management Committee seeks, by organizing the season of camel auctions in Abu Dhabi, coupled with a number of heritage festivals and cultural programmes, to highlight Abu Dhabi’s pioneering position and the depth of its role in enriching the Arab and Gulf heritage and cultural scene. This comes within the framework of implementing its plans aimed at promoting culture, consolidating the Emirati heritage, consolidating its values ​​and transmitting it to successive generations, and embodying the importance of heritage and its great role in the process of developing peoples and consolidating their cultural identity, with the development and development that the country is witnessing in various sectors.

1693431623
#auspices #President #State. #Dhafra #Festival #start #October