Baby camel sold for Dh4.9 million in Saudi

A baby camel was sold for SR five million (Dh4.9 million) in Saudi Arabia, the highest price paid in the Gulf Kingdom for a little camel, the press reported on Sunday.

The two-month-old female camel, a rare breed dubbed in Saudi Arabia as ‘Kanak’, was sold to Prince Abdul Aziz bin Saad, Deputy Emir of the northwestern province of Hail by well-known camel owner Sheikh Alyan bin Rashid Al Tuhaimi.

“It was the smallest camel to be sold for that price. It was bought by camel lover Emir Abdul Aziz,” Sabq Arabic language daily said.

It said another camel was sold by Sheikh Tuhaimi for SRthree million (Dh2.95 million) to Falah bin Ali Al Subaei, another well-known camel owner in the Kingdom.

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