Birqash Camel Market

Birqash Camel Market From Cairo | Egypt Tour Packages

Location : Giza

Type : Sightseeing

time spent : one hour
Ziad khalifa

Department of Civilization and History

Created: 06/04/2024 Last Update: 06/04/2024

Birqash Camel Market

Birqash village is one of the villages affiliated with Manshayet Al-Qanater Center in Giza Governorate in Egypt. The market was first established in the Imbaba region, then it was moved to the Barajeel region, then it was moved to its final settlement in the village of Birqash in Giza in 1995. Traders come to it from Upper Egypt and its countryside and from African countries such as Sudan and Ethiopia to buy and sell camels whose origins differ, some of which are Egyptian and some of which are not. It comes specifically from Sudan, Kenya, Djibouti and Somalia. and is sold there by supply and demand through auction between merchants.


Market Camel Barqash

Barqash Camel Market is one of the most famous and oldest markets in the Middle East and is characterized by the availability of a variety of camels of different types and sizes. Among the most famous are the local, Sudanese, and Ethiopian camels, and the best of them is the local camel that was raised in Egypt, where it is distinguished by its large size and delicious meat from pastures.

Camels come from Sudan, and the camel's journey from Sudan to Cairo took 40 days previously, but now the camel's journey takes 4 days after the construction of roads that brought the distance between Egypt and Sudan closer. The camel can also live up to 25 years, and the camel was created without gallbladder, and if it gets sick, it will die.




Camel Market in Birqash

The  Birqash is the largest camel trading market in Cairo, where you can feel the locals turning camels into trading products, and various types of camels. Birqash Camel Market is also considered a tourist attraction for foreign tourists who are keen to take pictures with and on camels. You will enjoy a unique experience while seeing merchants buying and selling camels in auctions inside the market, and watch the traders negotiating and making deals. 

Book with us now your trip to Birqash is the largest camel trading market in Cairo, where you can feel the locals turning camels into trading products, and various types of camels. Birqash Camel Market  And get this unique experience with our private guide.


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