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Watch an 'Ardah camel race

Sunrise at the racetrack: chanting caravans, khanjars, then the run.

From September to November and during Eid al-Adha, the tracks at Al Mintirib, Shuf Al Ayn, Al Dhahir and Al Rakah hold 'Ardah mornings. It is free to watch and very local: owners in traditional dress parade their camels in, poets chant, and the camels run singly and in pairs. Bring a mussar for the dust and stay for the coffee afterwards.