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Al-Qafila Event Revives Saudi Arabia’s History of Desert Travel

The Al-Qafila event in Mecca has attracted the attention of residents with a stunning display of the history of long-distance desert travel.

Held at the Hira Cultural District, the event featured several live performances embodying Mecca’s rich history and folk heritage, according to Arab News.

The event also underscored the significance of convoys throughout Saudi Arabia’s history. Crucially, the convoys offered safety and protection to travelers making them the safest means of transportation for trade and inter-country transportation.

Through a marvelous show, the event shed light on the historic importance of camels in the Arabian Gulf. Camels were a primary means of transportation across vast distances offering a good company to combat the isolation of long journeys.

This long companionship has inspired poets and writers to document the camel’s unwavering loyalty to humans through tales, poems and proverbs. Today the camels remain one of the basic elements of Saudi Arabia’s history and civilization.

At the end of 2023, the Saudi Cabinet officially named the year 2024 ‘the Year of the Camel’, celebrating the unique cultural value of camels in the Arabian Peninsula from the dawn of history up to the present day.

 

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