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Camel Market - Suq el Gamal - Birqash, Egypt

Every Friday the Cairo camel market takes place in Birqash, just few miles outside Cairo.
Camels (actually dromedaries) mostly from Egypt, Sudan, Somalia and even Morocco can be found.
The auctions happen everywhere and the overbids are shouted around.
Tooth control
Tooth control		 Camel drivers and potential buyers
Camel drivers and potential buyers		 Camel driver and his camel
Camel driver and his camel		 Camels have one leg tied to prevent them to run away
Camels have one leg tied to prevent them to run away
Kind of tattoo to identify the camel
Kind of tattoo to identify the camel		 Camel driver from upper Egypt
Camel driver from upper Egypt		 Buyer controlling mouth and tooth
Buyer controlling mouth and tooth		 Buyers following the auctions
Buyers following the auctions
Market view early in the morning
Market view early in the morning		 Camel driver sets his camel to show his strenght
Camel driver sets his camel to show his strenght		 A cup of tea during the rest
A cup of tea during the rest		 After a long journey camel drivers and his camels are ready to quit
After a long journey camel drivers and his camels are ready to quit

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aar qaadi jama 01-Apr-2014 20:48
Dear Mr.
I hear by one of the camel merchants in the berbera somaliland and needs a new market
in your country or Egypt.
We over you a camels with a cheep price and a short distance in berbera sea port.
Hope you a reply.

Thanks.
Aar Qaadi jama
Qoole livestock Establishment.
eyob berhanu 19-Dec-2012 14:29
dear sir
i am camel exporter in ethioipia if need to buy camel form ethiopia feel free to contact me with this e mail eyobhake2000@yahoo.com
eyob berhanu 19-Dec-2012 14:27
dear
i am camel exporter in Ethiopia,if you need any information about camel contact me with this email eyobhake2000@yahoo.com
Long Bach Nguyen20-Oct-2011 14:38
Lovely images and wonderfully documented
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