Under starter's orders at Dubai's Camel Race Festival - in pictures

The first annual Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Camel Race Festival runs until February 20

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Feb 15, 2018.

Camels at the start line at Al Marmoum Race Track.

The fastest camels in the Gulf will compete for cash, swords, rifles and luxury vehicles totalling Dh95 million at the first annual Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Camel Race Festival in Dubai.

(Photo: Reem Mohammed/ The National)

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Camels at the start line at Al Marmoum Race Track. The fastest camels in the Arabian Gulf will compete for cash, swords, rifles and luxury vehicles totalling Dh95 million at the first annual Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Camel Race Festival in Dubai. All photos by Reem Mohammed / The National

Feb 16, 2018

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The first annual Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Camel Race Festival runs until February 20.

Find out more here: Dh95 million in prizes for Dubai's fastest camels

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