Al Mintirib Camel Racetrack

مركاض المنترب

Sunrise 'Ardah races: caravans in traditional dress, chanting, then the camels run.

📍 2 km from Al Mintirib 🕐 Best time: September to November, and Eid al-Adha

The main track of the wilayat, with sister tracks at Shuf Al Ayn, Al Dhahir and Al Rakah. 'Ardah is a parade-run: owners of every age enter in dishdasha and mussar with sticks and khanjars, chanting, before camels run singly and in pairs. The Eid al-Adha heritage festival fills the first week of Dhu al-Hijjah, and the winter season runs from September to November with more than twenty rounds.

💡 Good to know

Races start at sunrise; arrive by 6 am
Free to watch; bring a mussar and water
Ask before photographing owners and their camels

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