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🐪 🏁 Ladies and Gentleman Lets Get Ready To Ruuuuuumble!

Crown Prince Camel Festival 2025 🐪 is here!
🗓️ 2–12 September
📍 Taif Camel Racecourse

Already Guinness World Records largest camel racing tournament 21,637 camels lined up on 11 Sept 2024 and now back with scale and grandeur.

Across 11 days, 249 races run in morning and evening sessions cover a cumulative 953 km, backed by a prize pool exceeding SAR 50 million.

Expect tight splits, disciplined pacing, and decisive late moves from youth sprints ( about 4–5 km) to elite contests approaching 10 km.

فالكم الناموس (wishing someone victory in the race “falek an namoos”)

The catagories are as follows:

الحقايق – Ḥaqāyiq — /ħaˈqaːjiq/ → Gulf: /ħaˈgaːjiɡ/
Youngest racers ( about 2 yrs old). Fast starts over shorter distances; the sport’s “rookie class.”

اللقايا – Laqāyā — /laˈqaːja/ → Gulf: /laˈgaːja/
about 3 yrs old. Prized for Speed and Stamina

الجَزاع / الجِذاع – Jazāʿ / Jadhāʿ — /d͡ʒaˈzaːʕ/ or /d͡ʒaðˈaːʕ/
about 4 yrs old. The combative middle tier, here its all about pace strategy.(Both names are used regionally.)

الثنايا – Thanāyā — /θaˈnaːja/
5–6 yrs old. Prime age; longer runs and serious racing, no clumsiness. Relationship between trainer and camel are playing a huge role here.

الحيل – Ḥīl — /ħiːl/
Senior (often females). Known for durability and consistent splits.

الزمول – Zumūl — /zuˈmuːl/
Senior males. Power and long-distance strength; crowd-pleasers on big finals. The pinnacle and zenith of the race.

Owner divisions keep the field fair and fierce: Local Owners vs International Owners. You’ll also see sex labels on cards: بكار – Bakkār/Bikār (female) and قعدان – Qaʿdān (male; Gulf speech often Gaʿdān).

Racing camels are not a breed or species, they are a temperament of youthful camels that may in retirement become dairy camels, studs, or working camels.

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