Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashed Al-Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, spent $16.5 million dirham ($4.5 million USD) at a recent beauty pageant in the United Arab Emirates’ capital city of Abu Dhabi. The remarkable part is that the acquisitions, like the contestants in the pageant, were camels.

Most expensive camel

The contest included over 10,000 camels from the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar and Bahrain. It was organized by the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage in order to celebrate unique aspects of the Gulf region’s culture.

The most expensive camel in Sheikh Hamdan’s lot, a 10 million dirham ($2.72 million USD) female, is also the most expensive camel in the world. While no details regarding the camel or Sheikh Hamdan’s plans for it have been released, it is known that female camels are faster than their male counterparts.

Money for the pageant was donated by Abu Dhabi’s ruling family. Altogether, owners of winning camels will receive a total of $9.5 million and 100 cars.

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ITE April 15, 2008 at 11:54 am

i would like to purchase one of these camels

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ahmed April 30, 2008 at 12:57 pm

wow millions of people around the world can’t find anything to eat this guy spends 3 million on a camel
may Allah guide him

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leslie sampson May 6, 2008 at 1:00 pm

for that price there should be 2 humps

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ash December 1, 2009 at 12:33 am

ahmed,may Allah bless you and your family

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ashton May 9, 2010 at 9:37 am

me want a camel
moooooooooooom!!!!!!

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