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10:32, 03-Jan-2017
Emiratis are racing everything from 4X4s to bikes to camels over some of the world’s toughest terrain for the Liwa Sports Festival in the Liwa Desert, 250 kilometers west of Abu Dhabi. The nine-day event runs from December 29 to January 6.
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The festival also tests the falconry skills of locals like this man from the Qubaisi tribe.
The festival also tests the falconry skills of locals like this man from the Qubaisi tribe.
An Emirati man trains a falcon in the Liwa Desert.
An Emirati man trains a falcon in the Liwa Desert.
An Emirati man trains a falcon in the Liwa Desert.
An Emirati man trains a falcon in the Liwa Desert.
Camels’ ability to withstand harsh desert conditions has made them a traditional means of carrying goods and people in the region.
Camels’ ability to withstand harsh desert conditions has made them a traditional means of carrying goods and people in the region.
The festival climaxes in a race to the top of the monstrous 300-meter-high Moreeb Dune.
The festival climaxes in a race to the top of the monstrous 300-meter-high Moreeb Dune.