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CAMEL BEAUTY CONTEST LAUNCHED IN UAE

Baku, February 2 (AZERTAC). A national beauty contest for camels with a prize fond of about $11,000 has started in the United Arab Emirates. The event brought together over 28 thousand camels from Persian Gulf countries.

Camel is a favorite animal in the countries of the Gulf region, where camel racing is a national sport with huge bets often placed during tournaments. In 1995 a camel was sold in the UAE for $500,00 and only last month a local man bought a camel who won a big international race for $156,000.

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