King Abdul Aziz Camel Festival reflects Kingdom’s cultural heritage

The event has revived Al-Dahnaa Desert, which used to link trade routes across the Arabian Peninsula

The first two years of the King Abdul Aziz Camel Festival in Riyadh’s southern Sayahdah district of Al-Dahnaa, have shown the Kingdom’s efforts to establish its national heritage and to organize an economic and cultural festival that promotes participation and highlights the Kingdom’s rich civilization.

The festival sheds light on the Saudi folklore, as reflected in handicraft and traditional crafts, and links them to today. Preserving this folklore is one of the festival’s main objectives, given the rich cultural human creativity it represents to Saudis over generations, as well as being a major factor in attracting visitors.

The King Abdul Aziz Camel Festival has revived Al-Dahnaa Desert or southern Sayahdah, which used to link the trade routes across the Arabian Peninsula.

The festival has given a boost to tourism here, as the location and the nature of the area make it a perfect site to host the festival, attracting thousands of Saudi citizens and residents, along with Arab and international visitors.

The southern Sayahdah district is also of national historical significance, having been the gathering point for the armies of the Kingdom’s founder King Abdul Aziz, as well as an important resting point for pilgrims and trade caravans.

The sandy terrain forms a bow-like shape that connects Al-Nafud desert to Rub Al-Khali desert ( the Empty Quarter), and is called Al-Dahnaa or Al-Nafud Al-Soghra.

This desert is characterized by its red color due to iron oxide.

The King Abdul Aziz Camel Festival reflects the cultural importance of camels among Arabs,