AKIPRESS.COM - The annual Camel Festival 2017 will be held on March 6 and 7 in Bulgan soum of Umnugovi Province, reports The UB Post.

During the two-day event, camel polo contests, an anklebone shooting competition, photo exhibition featuring photos of Mongolian camels, and traditional music and dance performances will be organized.

Camel herders from around the country will come to attend the festival with their camels. The Camel Festival has already become a popular event among tourists.

Ten thousand camels will gather and parade in the opening ceremony.

The first camel festival was celebrated in 1997 by Umnugovi residents to promote Mongolian camels to the world and protect the species and pass on the rich Mongolian camel breeding heritage to the next generation.