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Ahead of the Eid al-Adha Muslim holiday, the camel market in Egypt's Birqash village is thriving.
During the Feast of Sacrifice, Muslims often slaughter sheep or cattle, but camels also fit the bill.
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With the Eid al-Adha holiday around the corner, camel traders at the Birqash camel market in Egypt are gearing up for a lucrative season.
Trader Refaat Zaghloul says he eagerly looks forward to this time of the year because "it's a big season."
Everyone working in the camel market, located 45 kilometres (28 miles) northwest of Cairo, goes home with some extra money, Zaghloul adds.
Hundreds of camels are sold at the market every day, but sales are going up nowadays because of the Eid al-Adha Muslim holiday.
Eid al-Adha commemorates the Quranic tale of the Prophet Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son as an act of obedience to God.
Muslims often slaughter sheep or cattle for the Eid holiday or the "Feast of Sacrifice," but camels also fit the bill.
Many people buy camels instead of cows as they and produce more meat, much of which is distributed to the poor.
Camel owner Mustafa Abdul Rahman Mukhtar says people come from all over the country to this market in Birqash.
According to one worker, the price of a camel varies depending on how much it weighs, ranging from 12,000 Egyptian pounds ($763) to 35,000 Egyptian pounds ($2,226).
The animals are imported from various countries including Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia, and Uganda.
They are moved by truck form the Sudanese-Egyptian border to this market in the village of Birqash.
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