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Sahara Douz Festival

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douz_festivalThe main theme of this demonstration is the cultural heritage of the “Mrazig”, which was at the origin of the nomads practitioner transhumance in the vast Sahara. 

 The standard program of the festival includes/understands:

  • reconstitutions of the traditional marriage and its procession of ceremonies.

  • races of “méharis” and dromedaries.
  • horse-race of thorough-bred Arabic.
  • tables of breeding of the camels and greyhound: the “sloughi”.
  • scenes of hunting for the greyhound and combat of dromedaries.
  • poetic tournaments.
  • folk concerts and evenings.
  • excursions in the great Eastern erg
  • an election of Miss Festival.
  • an economic fair to which share several Arab and African countries take.
  • exhibitions and fairs.

Contacts:

Management of the International festival of the Sahara de Douz Avenue of the martyrs, 4260 Douz.
Tel.: (216) 75.470.320
Fax: (216) 75.470.320
 
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