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RIYADH, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Saudi Arabia will hold the King Abdulaziz Camels Festival from March 19 to April 15 to select the most beautiful camel, which will be awarded a prize of 25 million pounds (about 30 million U.S. dollars).
More than 300,000 camels will compete in the beauty contest, according to the organizer.
"Judges are on the look out for untouched natural beauty with prizes awarded throughout the festival. Camels are assessed in five categories, according to breed and colour," said Dr. Talal Al Torifi, the spokesperson of the festival, as quoted by Daily Mail.
Various features are included to evaluate the beauty of the camels, such as the size of the camel's head, the length of its neck, the shape of its eyes, the roundness of its hump, whether the lips cover the teeth, whether the lashes are long enough and so on.
The annual national festival attracts millions of people, including the royal families and celebrities.
The organizer hopes that the festival would strengthen the traditional practices and connect the older generations and the new ones.
